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Costley, Kevin C.; Harrington, Kayla – Online Submission, 2012
Due to the eroding family composition of American families today and other important variables contributing to children's lack of social skills and inappropriate behaviors, the implementation of a Character Education curriculum is a greater need in schools today. This need is much more pressing than during the middle of the last century. Some…
Descriptors: Integrity, Values Education, Ethical Instruction, Educational Needs
Gussis, Christopher – NJEA Review, 1973
Author discusses the misunderstandings over the philosophy and objectives of athletics today and encourages the re-emphasis of educational objectives. (GB)
Descriptors: Athletics, Moral Values, Personality Development, Social Values
St. John, Barbara Ann – 1973
The study focused on the conflict between good and evil as it was portrayed in selected examples of fantasy and realistic fiction appropriate for children in the 8-to-12-year-old range. Newbery Award books from 1945 to 1972 and the Newbery Honor books from alternate years within the same period were analyzed. In addition, children's literature…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Beliefs, Books, Childhood Attitudes
Nisivoccia, Joseph D. – 1998
This paper examines the research literature on character education and advocates its inclusion in the public school curriculum. Research indicates a connection between a lack of moral and ethical development and destructive behavior among children. Sections of the paper include: (1) Introduction; (2) "The American Moral Heritage"; (3)…
Descriptors: Codes of Ethics, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethical Instruction, Ethics
McCarthy, Maureen A.; Horn, Elaine M. – 1996
This paper reports on a study to investigate measurement of moral reasoning with respect to age. Additional potential influencing factors, including ethnicity, gender, and influence of early environmental factors, also have been included for analysis in this study. Twenty-seven nontraditional students participating in a new student orientation…
Descriptors: Codes of Ethics, Ethical Instruction, Ethnic Groups, Global Approach
Lifton, Peter D. – 1982
Although psychologists often disagree over the definition, underlying process, and methodology associated with the study of moral development, they agree that differences disappear among individuals possessing a similar type of reasoning. To study individual personality differences among people identified as moral by the theories of Kohlberg,…
Descriptors: College Students, Evaluation Methods, Family Environment, Higher Education
Malan, Vernon D.; Jesser, Clinton J. – 1959
It was the purpose of this study to describe and analyze the differences in value systems of the Dakota Indians and Western Civilization, and to suggest a probable explanation for the religious practices of present-day (1958) Pine Ridge Reservation residents (28 families) as a result of the conflict in values between the 2 societies. The method…
Descriptors: American Indian Reservations, American Indians, Christianity, Cultural Background
Thoma, Stephen J. – Moral Education Forum, 1994
Maintains that the Defining Issues Test (DIT) is now the most frequently used measure of moral judgment development. Reviews the history of DIT research. Asserts that the measurement system provided by the DIT would put the cognitive developmental approach in a better position to affect change in the moral development field. (CFR)
Descriptors: Educational History, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethical Instruction
NASSP Curriculum Report, 1996
This report outlines a K-12 social justice curriculum combining interdisciplinary instruction, guided and broadly-based research, and teamwork with teachers and students. Students also have opportunities to develop contacts with the media and other agencies at many levels outside the school, to research and support personal viewpoints, to study…
Descriptors: Codes of Ethics, Economically Disadvantaged, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethical Instruction
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Bliming, Gregory S. – NASPA Journal, 1990
Examines four problems associated with developing character in college students: two concerned with moral cognition, or knowing what is right, and two concerned with moral action. It then reviews educational programs concerned with moral action, and provides suggestions for designing character development strategies. (Author/TE)
Descriptors: College Students, Ethical Instruction, Higher Education, Integrity
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Collier, Gerald – Journal of Moral Education, 1997
Maintains that universities have a responsibility to engender "..some sense of minimum universal values" in their students and to influence the adoption and promotion of these values in their lives. Considers ways that a university can accomplish this goal through a code of ethics, innovative management, and the impact of senior teams.…
Descriptors: Beliefs, Educational Responsibility, Ethical Instruction, Ethics
Kuhmerker, Lisa – 1971
This bibliography, consisting of five major topical sections, is introduced by a brief annotated listing of books appropriate for a first acquaintance with the field. Section I, Moral Development, is a comprehensive listing of books, articles, and theses in this growing field. The second and third parts, Values in Education, and Related to Values…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, Ethical Instruction
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DeHaan, Robert; Hanford, Russell; Kinlaw, Kathleen; Philler, David; Snarey, John – Journal of Moral Education, 1997
Compares the effectiveness of three classes teaching ethical reasoning to high school students. The three classes were an introductory ethics class, a blended economics-ethics class, and a role-model ethics class taught by graduate students. Tests measured the ways students reason, feel, and act with regard to ethical-normative issues. (MJP)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Beliefs, Ethical Instruction, Ethics
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Taylor, John H.; Walker, Lawrence J. – Journal of Moral Education, 1997
Recommends the application of cognitive-developmental theory with young offenders. The theory claims that moral reasoning can be developed through discussion with others. Summarizes a study where 40 young offenders participated in moral-dilemma discussions with another subject that differed in level of moral reasoning and peer status. (MJP)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Cognitive Development, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Ethical Instruction
Kazemek, Francis E. – 1985
Literature can be used in an elementary school curriculum to provide sound moral models for children. Through the exploration of moral problems and the adoption of the perspectives of others, children may begin to develop and refine their own morality. A male and a female morality may be identified in literature. The male morality--based on the…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Elementary Education, Ethics, Females
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