Many scholars, teachers, parents, as well as others, are concerned with the decline of civility in public discourse and public schools. The sharp differences among various ideological groups, exacerbated by media incivility, are contributing factors to rising incivility. This ideological divide currently manifests itself in bitter partisan…

The realisation to integrate science, ethics and morality is recognised with growing impetus in recent years (as noted with introducing the Australian Curriculum "Science as a Human Endeavour" strand), to develop sophisticated epistemologies of science, which includes an appreciation of the social context including ethical thinking. To…

A nonindoctrinating, sound theoretical and practical base upon which to develop the teaching of moral education relies on several principles: discussion of moral conflict situations; knowledge of the student's stage of moral development; guidance of developmental matches; encouragement of role taking; and focus on rational thinking. (JMF)

Discusses ways to develop a program of valuing and moral development for elementary students. (GB)

Confronts the social-psychological problem of the relation between values and persons in everyday life. A model meeting the requirements for describing a clear conception of the individual in a social setting, with seven components, is described and used to illustrate what "having values" might mean. Outlines three brief applications. (Editor/RK)

This book addresses key issues in moral education with a detailed analysis of recent academic literature on the topic with careful rebuttals and counter-arguments presented. The purpose of the book is to deepen discussion on the topic of moral education and its place in the society. The contributing authors present a focus for discussion and…

Last year, Prime Time School Television conducted a survey of teachers to determine what kinds of evening television programs would be most helpful in teaching. Those that developed values was the answer and this article considered how television programing was utilized to help students better understand moral values. (Author/RK)

This 72-item bibliography presents an overview of publications related to moral development. The listing includes books and articles related to individual moral character development and how schools are involved in the development process. (EH)

Effective ways to teach values education in history courses are described. Also included is a review of the general trend toward increased values education in the curriculum and its educational advantages. (DE)

Explores the relationship between education and philosophy, with emphasis on the right of the state to enforce mandatory schooling, politics and education, principles of reform pedagogues of the post-Rousseauean period. (DB)

This research paper attempts to show that the country's dualistic views between perceived morals and practiced morals have confused youth to the point they have difficulty telling right from wrong. The paper advocates that schools should take a more active role in moral education before that role is thrust upon them by a decaying family structure.…

Moral education is woven so tightly into the fibers of the public school curricula that educators must systematically plan moral education programs that rely on both the natural propensities of their students and the material presently employed in the schools. (JD)

The consequences of Watergate for children, their education, and their ethical and moral commitment is discussed in terms of the child's development of moral judgment, and in terms of the practical issues of how values are transmitted from one generation to another. (Author/AM)

Theories and studies of adult development are largely confined to adult male career development and ignore a moral or faith dimension of adult development. To determine the faith and moral dimension of adult couples, three hypotheses were examined, i.e.,: (1) religion is a significant dimension in their consciousness; (2) the family is integrally…