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Moore, James – Social Studies, 2012
Many scholars, teachers, parents, as well as others, are concerned with the decline of civility in public discourse and public schools. The sharp differences among various ideological groups, exacerbated by media incivility, are contributing factors to rising incivility. This ideological divide currently manifests itself in bitter partisan…
Descriptors: Controversial Issues (Course Content), Social Studies, Moral Development, Moral Issues
Yap, Siew Fong – Issues in Educational Research, 2014
The realisation to integrate science, ethics and morality is recognised with growing impetus in recent years (as noted with introducing the Australian Curriculum "Science as a Human Endeavour" strand), to develop sophisticated epistemologies of science, which includes an appreciation of the social context including ethical thinking. To…
Descriptors: Beliefs, Values, Ethics, Moral Values
Shaw, Brian C.; Cummings, Daniel L. – 1990
Americans traditionally have looked to the public schools to play a role in transmitting society's values to students, and on various occasions the U.S. Supreme Court has emphasized the role of the nation's schools in inculcating basic values. For many years Maine has had a statute mandating the teaching of virtue and morality and another that…
Descriptors: Boards of Education, Citizenship Education, Constitutional Law, Controversial Issues (Course Content)
Marker, Gerald W. – 1993
This paper examines the rapid changes in technology that enables cloning of human embryos and explores the issues related to teaching students about the use of such technologies. STS adoption has made only minimal impact on mainline social studies curriculum, although the topic has been included in discussion for decades. The paper outlines five…
Descriptors: Controversial Issues (Course Content), Current Events, Elementary Secondary Education, Futures (of Society)

Leigh, James E.; And Others – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1995
Special education teachers (n=407) were surveyed regarding coverage of 45 controversial or sensitive topics in their instruction of students with learning disabilities, mental retardation, or behavior disorders. Topical issues were addressed only to a very limited extent, but were addressed more with students having behavioral disorders and at the…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Behavior Disorders, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Course Content
Garnett, Paul D. – 1988
This responsibility education activity book for grades 5-10 offers a set of materials that reflect students' interests and motivation for values education. The book is built around three moral principles: (1) "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you" (Confucius, 513 B.C.); (2) "The end does not justify the means" (Immanuel Kant, "The…
Descriptors: Codes of Ethics, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Elementary Secondary Education, Ethical Instruction

Pritchard, Ivor – American Journal of Education, 1988
Reviews the issues and research problems associated with that form of moral education in which good character is central. Suggests that the questions raised by these complex and sensitive issues are unavoidable, and that the answers are unclear. (Author/FMW)
Descriptors: Controversial Issues (Course Content), Elementary Secondary Education, Ethical Instruction, Literature Reviews
Sewall, Gilbert T. – 1995
This report brings together recent research, analysis, and textbook evaluations to explain what lies behind today's school wars over teaching about religion. It concludes that textbook controversies involving religion are an important part of a large cultural debate. Some of the most divisive and important curriculum issues of current times,…
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Course Content, Current Events

Solomon, Joan; Swift, Julia – Journal of Biological Education, 1990
Described is a project in which information about the moral issues surrounding tissue transplants was obtained and videotaped for classroom use. Moral positions and possible educational strategies are discussed. Examples of student statements are presented. (CW)
Descriptors: Biological Sciences, College Science, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Higher Education
Stotsky, Sandra – 1998
This essay addresses six pedagogical issues that English language arts teachers should consider in preparing to use Holocaust literature to address "intolerance and bigotry" in their teaching. Teachers should ask themselves: (1) Does the literature unit emphasize anti-Semitism as a cause of the Holocaust?; (2) Does the unit provide all…
Descriptors: Anti Semitism, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Cultural Awareness, Ethics
Hanson, Robert W., Ed. – 1987
This book provides working examples of how different teachers, scientists, and theologians have dealt with problems of "creation science" versus evolutionary concepts. A 1982 symposia on the topic of science and creation was so well received that the participants were asked to submit formal presentations; this book is a collection of these papers.…
Descriptors: Biology, College Science, Conflict, Controversial Issues (Course Content)
Ochoa, Anna S., Ed. – 1990
The five chapters of this book on teachers' need and responsibility to prepare themselves for criticisms and attacks on their teaching methods and materials deal with the scope of censorship issues, the significance of academic freedom, recent judicial rulings, school-community tensions, and case studies of censorship cases. The first chapter,…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Case Studies, Censorship, Community Involvement
Shapiro, Joan Poliner; Smith-Rosenberg, Carroll – 1987
This paper indicates the need for women's studies ethics courses and the examination of student concepts of morality. It proposes the ethical study of social problems not usually considered in undergraduate classes and illustrates the importance of the study of historical perspectives and situational ethics in the teaching of complex contemporary…
Descriptors: Altruism, College Curriculum, College Instruction, Controversial Issues (Course Content)
Sears, James T., Ed. – 1992
This book of essays explores the explicit and hidden curriculum of sexuality from kindergarten through college. The 15 interrelated essays challenge conventional assumptions regarding sexuality and the curriculum by applying non-traditional perspectives to traditionally unresolved problems while proposing specific curricular strategies and…
Descriptors: Controversial Issues (Course Content), Elementary Secondary Education, Ethical Instruction, Higher Education
Evans, Ronald W., Ed.; Saxe, David Warren, Ed. – 1996
This handbook explores the issues-centered curriculum for social studies teaching and how student performance reflects an intellectual capacity to address public issues. The book is divided into 11 parts with essays to address specific aspects of the approach. The foreword, written by Shirley Engle, establishes a context for issues-based…
Descriptors: Controversial Issues (Course Content), Critical Thinking, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation
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