To help new and prospective urban teachers deal with the practical problems and moral dimensions of the occupation, this book offers advice about successful urban teaching. The chapters are: (1) "A Book of Advice for Prospective and New Urban Teachers"; (2) "What's Different about Teaching in Urban Schools?"; (3) "Dealing with the Urban School…

Author considers two recent trends in education, the first is that education must become more broadly humanizing and values must be taught in the schools, the second is that our instructional procedures must become far more objective in order to be effective. (Author/RK)

Authors advocate incorporating social action into the social studies curriculum. (RY)

Two teaching methods, self-paced reading and self-paced reading and discussion groups, were investigated to determine their effects on the behaviors of college students taking a course in human sexuality. (JD)

The author suggests making the valuing experience a daily part of classroom life through building children's self-concepts, permitting them to make (and live with) many choices, and encouraging active discussion of real moral situations as they arise. (Editor)

An educator argues that classroom use of simulations is a valuable method for studying social interaction. (Author/RM)

Shares with the reader a brief review of the state of the art in moral education and indicates areas which require further development. Catholic schools, as participants in moral education from the time of their foundation, are singled out for their actual and potential contributions to the field. (Author/RK)

A teacher integrates character education into content lessons by lacing a "character cocktail" with community, manners, and ethical decision-making. (MLF)

Discusses why it is intellectually, morally, and politically important to teach college students about thinking that is exploratory and suggestive. Considers what is involved in teaching such a course, and how to evaluate the thinking that is developed. (SLD)

Proposes that, if classroom teaching is defined as an aesthetic medium, a lesson can be evaluated alternatively as a kinetic performance, a message, or a work of art. Cites applications from research studies of athletics, film and television, and art. Suggests that such an approach could be used to examine the ability of low-achieving students.…