In response to the Pekarsky article in the Spring 1980 issue of "Theory and Research in Social Education," the author argues that moral dilemma stories are an appropriate teaching approach for a moral education program. Moral dilemma discussions benefit both teachers and students. (RM)

Administered questionnaires to 1,459 secondary social studies students in the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Denmark, and the Netherlands to examine age, gender, and country differences in adolescents' perceptions of classroom climate. Studied relationships between political attitudes and perceived classroom climate and between the use of…