A formal conceptual framework for responsibility education is presented, and a range of educational implications are derived. The concept of responsibility education stems from the notion that contemporary social conditions and moral issues are related to three concerns: pedagogy, curriculum, and institution. (JN)

Considers various approaches to moral education in the sciences, including values clarification, values analysis, and Kohlberg's moral reasoning approach. Then introduces the moral criticism approach as a procedure which is adequate for coming to conclusions about rightness or wrongness of actions relating to the use of scientific knowledge. (CS)