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Pietig, Jeanne – Social Education, 1980
Compares Kohlberg's and Dewey's views on moral education with regard to implications for elementary social studies classes, moral instruction of children, curriculum development, and community life of the school. Concludes that Dewey's approach to moral education is more comprehensive than Kohlberg's. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Philosophy, Educational Psychology, Elementary Education
Jie, Lu; Desheng, Gao – Journal of Moral Education, 2004
An analysis is presented of the problems that have existed for over 20 years in the moral education curriculum in primary schools of China. These include the separation of moral education from children's lives, the moralizing and memorization used as the basic methods of teaching and learning, and the overlaps between courses on society and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary Education, Moral Values, Textbooks

Lipman, Matthew; Sharp, Ann Margaret – Oxford Review of Education, 1978
Examines whether elementary school children have the interest or ability to understand philosophy. Suggests that philosophical thinking among children should be encouraged and that it should take place in the terms and concepts of ordinary language with which children are comfortable. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Childhood Interests, Curriculum Development, Educational Needs, Elementary Education

Pattnaik, Jyotsna – Childhood Education, 2004
Children and teachers in 750 kindness clubs (organized by the World Society for the Protection of Animals, WSPA) in 32 African countries are actively involved in coordinating rural animal clinics and participate in clinic activities including the treatment of these animals. This article discusses the benefits of child-animal relationships.…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Children, Foreign Countries, Animals

Nucci, Larry – Educational Leadership, 1987
In an attempt to clarify the confusion about the teaching of morality in the classroom, the author discusses the distinction between the concepts of morality and convention. Young children can distinguish between rules and moral principles, and successful moral discussion is more likely to occur in classrooms employing cooperative goal structures.…
Descriptors: Cooperation, Curriculum Development, Discussion, Elementary Education

Jones, Donna R. C. – Social Studies, 1980
Reports on the K-6 civic education curriculum being implemented in the public schools of Brighton, Colorado. The curriculum enhances logical thinking and decision making skills through application of psychologist Lawrence Kohlberg's theories of the stages of moral reasoning. (DB)
Descriptors: Citizenship, Civics, Curriculum Development, Decision Making Skills
Crow, Marsha Lou – 1979
This document reviews moral education literature, presents results of a questionnaire on moral education for Seventh-day Adventist elementary school teachers, and provides an inservice workshop package in moral education. Fifty-two teachers in Seventh-day Adventist schools in Montana and Idaho answered the questionnaire and participated in the…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Curriculum Development, Educational Objectives, Elementary Education
Wang, Chien-Lung – 1997
In Taiwan, the moral curriculum has been part of the elementary school curriculum for decades. The 1993 edition of the Taiwan curriculum standard has a new subject titled "Morality and Health" that integrates previous "Life and Ethics" and "Healthy Education" subjects. This study explored the curriculum-development…
Descriptors: Course Content, Cultural Awareness, Curriculum Development, Decision Making
Winsand, Jean E. – 1978
According to recent research data, a successful reading program in the middle school requires a change in educational emphasis from content (skill orientation) to a curriculum determined by the cognitive, moral, and social-emotional development of the child. Three developmental models that provide tools for educators in developing such a…
Descriptors: Child Development, Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Development, Curriculum Development
Thomas, Paul F. – Horizon, 1985
Moral education, a primary component of Japanese education, has no precise equivalent in Canadian education. The focus of moral education is development of personal attitudes and social values. The content of this discipline is a kind of secular humanism which has engendered in the postwar Japanese the values, attitudes, behaviors, and virtues…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Civics, Comparative Education, Curriculum Development

Hickey, M. Gail – Social Studies and the Young Learner, 1990
Recognizes the necessity to develop a values curriculum. Advocates using folktales (myths, legends, fables) to teach values to elementary students in a manner nonthreatening to parents. Provides examples of appropriate fables and folktales and their morals. Cites two sources to help teachers guide children in their moral development through folk…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Critical Thinking, Curriculum Development, Decision Making Skills
Lipman, Matthew; And Others – 1977
This handbook for educators and parents discusses the need to include philosophy in the elementary classroom. The authors point out that as a question-raising discipline, philosophy is appropriate to guide children's natural inquisitiveness through the educational process. It encourages intellectual resourcefulness and flexibility which can enable…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Child Development, Childhood Attitudes, Children
Kuhmerker, Lisa, Ed. – Moral Education Forum, 1983
An overview is presented of an elementary-level social studies core curriculum at Fieldston Lower School (in New York City) in which the moral and ethical development of students is seen as a priority. Fieldston Lower School is one of three branches of the Ethical Culture Schools. Article 1 focuses on the modification of the traditional elementary…
Descriptors: Core Curriculum, Curriculum Development, Elementary Education, Elementary School Curriculum

Braun, Joseph A., Jr. – International Journal of Social Education, 1992
Reviews approaches to teaching values in elementary schools. Describes a model consistent with the core values of the United States. Recommends an elementary curriculum resting on three cornerstones: (1) caring, (2) citizenship, and (3) conscience. Points out that controversial issues must be discussed openly within such a curriculum. (CFR)
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Citizenship Education, Computer Assisted Instruction, Controversial Issues (Course Content)

Wrobel, Ellie – Social Studies Review, 1997
Relates how character education can be quickly incorporated into the curriculum when teachers, the school, and the community share mutual goals and work as a team. Outlines some of the techniques used such as devoting each month to a specific character attribute and sending home newsletters to keep parents informed. (MJP)
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Educational Responsibility
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