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Matthew T. Lee – Journal of Moral Education, 2024
Educational institutions exist in reciprocal relations with broader social and moral ecologies. These ecologies involve interactions of networks of individuals and groups with wider aspects of culture, and are therefore broadly social, and they contain explicit or implicit content with regard to right and wrong, and are therefore moral. There is…
Descriptors: Social Values, Moral Values, Moral Development, Social Change
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Moorhead, Roslyn; Nediger, William – Journal of Educational Administration, 1991
A two-year study of four effective secondary school principals suggests that a principal's actions can be represented by a value-based model (or Markov chain) in which beliefs and values lead to goals, activities, and outcomes. Findings show that no one value set brings about more effective leadership than another. (27 references) (MLH)
Descriptors: Administrator Effectiveness, Behavior Patterns, Leadership Effectiveness, Leadership Qualities
Smith, Carolyn L. – Independent School, 1980
Discusses questionnaire survey of parental concern about childrens' behaviors, attitudes, privileges, and practices, and some of the factors which influence their social values and behaviors. Suggests that parental surveys can help in determining norms of behavior for specific communities, age groups, or schools holding particular philosophies.…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Curriculum Enrichment, Elementary Secondary Education, Extracurricular Activities
Heller, Carol – Teaching Tolerance, 1993
Explores the ideas of teacher Vivian Paley about social justice in the kindergarten classroom. Reviews her book "You Can't Say You Can't Play." Once kindergartners begin to grapple with questions of rejection and exclusion, Paley extends the debate to older children to encourage schoolwide conversations about justice and democracy. (SLD)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Books, Childrens Games, Educational Change