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Resnick, David – Religious Education, 2017
An 18th-century parable based on the Adam story offers a model of moral education rooted in communitarianism. Individual conscience arises from social norms, with a vital role for shame and pride. Emphasizing the nobility of being created in the divine image, this model overcomes shortcomings of rationalist, Enlightenment education. Moreover, the…
Descriptors: Religious Education, Ethical Instruction, Moral Values, Tales
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Choo, Teh Eng (Elaine); Paull, Megan – Issues in Educational Research, 2013
The incidence of plagiarism, according to the literature, is increasing. But why do students plagiarise and why the increase? Is it due to laziness, opportunity, ignorance, fear or ambivalence? Or do they know that there is little chance of any significant penalty? The literature suggests that all of these apply. Given this, are universities and,…
Descriptors: Incidence, Plagiarism, College Students, College Faculty
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Henningsen, Mary Lynn Miller; Valde, Kathleen S.; Denbow, Jessica – Communication Education, 2013
Academic misconduct is a serious, pervasive, communication phenomenon on college campuses. In this study, the goals-plans-action model (Dillard, 1990) was used as a theoretical framework to investigate peer confrontation of cheating and whistle-blowing to a course instructor. In an experiment, participants were asked to respond to measures of…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Cheating, Campuses, Disclosure
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Silva, Jennifer M. – American Sociological Review, 2012
Past research in both the transitions to adulthood literature and cultural sociology more broadly suggests that the working class relies on traditional cultural models in their construction of identity. In the contemporary post-industrial world, however, traditional life pathways are now much less available to working-class men and women. I draw…
Descriptors: Young Adults, Working Class, World Views, Identification
Livermore, Craig – Penn GSE Perspectives on Urban Education, 2008
Much has been written about the adaptation from criminology of the "Broken Windows" theory of order maintenance in successful urban educational models. Yet, the manner in which the theory is written and discussed often misses the nuances and feel of the theory as successfully applied. This misunderstanding has lead to its conflation with the "Zero…
Descriptors: Urban Education, Models, Student Behavior, Expectation
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Hogan, Robert – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 1975
Discusses the relationship between human rule systems and social action. Evidence is presented which suggests that behavior dimensions can be objectively assessed and that the suggested model works well in predicting and explaining moral conduct. (Author/DEP)
Descriptors: Behavior Standards, Ethics, Individual Characteristics, Individualism