This text examines various features in the school culture and argues that the "extraordinary" represents an important dimension in the way a school is maintained and managed. It discusses various aspects of culture such as vestibules, speech night, school excursions, and festivities and looks at aspects of school administration from the…

Traces the history of moral education from the ethics-laden forties and fifties through the value-neutral sixties and seventies to the late eighties' focus on character, socialization, and culture. Offers a blueprint for future ethical instruction based on example, explanation, exhortation, environment, and experience. (MLH)

Reports on interviews and case studies of 124 secondary teachers about their attitudes and opinions toward professional ethics. Discusses teachers' individual professional ethics. Suggests the development of preservice and inservice programs concerning ethical awareness and the relationship of personal ethics to classroom instruction. (CFR)