This study investigates the impact of ethics instruction in communication courses on students' moral reasoning competence. Using a quasi-experiment, participants in interpersonal conflict courses and communication ethics courses were exposed to different levels of ethics instruction through a variety of instructional methods. Results indicate that…

Instructional strategies make a difference in whether students are engaged in learning and are profiting from their time in class. High schools, technology centers and middle grades schools are encouraging teachers to adopt new teaching techniques and are providing opportunities for teachers to work together to improve their instructional skills…

Debating whether or not teachers should teach values addresses the wrong question. Education already is a values-infused enterprise. The larger question is how to train teachers for positive character formation. Two teacher education strategies are presented in this article. A "minimalist" strategy requires teacher educators to make explicit the…

Background: The mission of our education service as stated by the Ministry of Education (MOE) in Singapore: "is to mould the future of the nation, by moulding the people who will decide the future of the nation. The aim is to provide our children with a balanced and well-rounded education, develop them to their full potential, and nurture…

Values clarification and Kohlberg's theory of cognitive moral development are described as two approaches to moral education. (DE)

This article proposes to simplify scientific sociology for teaching at the precollege level in order to bring the discipline to bear on real social problems that affect the everyday life and human development of the high school student and is within the student's intellectual capability. (Author/DE)

A diagnostic-prescriptive approach to moral education, based on the work of Piaget and Kohlberg, is presented. The approach is designed to help analyze a child's ability in a special area, compare achievement with some established list of sequenced skills, and plan lessons to help individual students attain the next higher level of accomplishment.…

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)

Discusses the legal basis for teaching morality in public education and provides ten suggestions for educators. (Editor/RK)

Eleven books and journal articles are annotated in this brief review of the status of instruction in morals and moral behavior. Included are references to values clarification, teacher role, critical assessment, teaching strategies, program implementation, curriculum evaluation, and bicultural classrooms. (LBH)

Assignment of roles in a role play opposite the values held by students induces students to shift their values in the direction of the roles they play and away from the value position they previously held. This technique may be useful in leading students to higher stages of moral development. (For journal availability see SO 504 871.) (AV)

Discusses the need for appropriate emotions in professional nursing practice within an explanation for humanistic education, presenting Kohlberg's moral development theory. Explains a case study method that helps in achieving moral, emotional development. (JOW)

Provides an overview of Kohlberg's five stages of moral reasoning and Damon's levels of positive justice. Argues that a conditioning approach to moral development is inadequate, suggesting teaching methods for facilitating moral development based on helping children understand principles and reasons. (RH)

Discusses recent social studies developments, including the new social studies, values education, and Lawrence Kohlberg's theory of moral reasoning. The author analyzes the six stages of Kohlberg's theory and its contributions to revitalization of the social studies. (Author/DB)

The seven chapters of this theme issue examine how to create a moral context to stimulate moral development and how the system of self-interest in childhood and adolescence integrates the system of morality in ways that yield a high moral identity. Among issues considered are the moral climate of a school and child development. (SLD)