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Rich, John Martin – Journal of Thought, 1976
Descriptors: Educational Philosophy, Ethics, Humanistic Education, Measurement Techniques
Demmon, Terri; And Others – 1996
This paper addresses the pros and cons educators may encounter if they are involved in a character education program. Those supporting a character education program offer the following reasons: (1) decline of a traditional family structure; (2) erosion of the values system of key institutions; (3) the position of schools as the second most…
Descriptors: Codes of Ethics, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethical Instruction, Ethics
Vance, Barbara; And Others – 1973
This study investigated the effects of training on reciprocity judgments in 43 white, middle class children, ages 38 to 68 months. Hypotheses were (1) children trained to make mature responses to interpersonal conflicts would make more mature judgments in illustrated story conflict situations than those receiving no training, (2) children exposed…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Discrimination Learning, Ethical Instruction, Ethics
Vincent, Philip Fitch – 1994
Many educators seem reluctant to instill in their pupils good habits such as honesty, respect, and truthfulness. This book emphasizes how teachers can create schools in which students practice and exhibit respect and responsibility. Many problems in schools, homes, and society at large, arise from a lack of good character. To develop moral…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethical Instruction
Piechowski, Michael M. – 1997
This paper discusses an expanded definition of the concept of emotional giftedness in children as defined by Annemarie Roeper. In contrast to examples of academic and artistic prodigies, cases are reviewed that illustrate less tangibly measured examples of children's giftedness, such as expressions of compassion, moral sensitivity, positive…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Children, Definitions, Elementary Secondary Education
Serratore, Ann, Ed.; Barney, William, Ed. – 1993
This report describes a study about teaching ethics and moral reasoning in the K-12 public schools of Connecticut. Two hundred adults and students were questioned in a random survey representing a cross section of communities in the state. The responses validate Gilligan's levels of moral development that shows different emphases of socialization…
Descriptors: Elementary School Curriculum, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethical Instruction, Ethics

Langford, Peter E.; Claydon, Leslie F. – Educational Studies, 1989
Reports on the results of 2 studies that use a non-Kohlbergian approach to categorizing justifications for moral judgments by Australian subjects from 7 to 15 and from 7 to 21 years. These studies support the view that moral reasoning up to late adolescence is largely a product of socialization. (KO)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Educational Research, Ethics, Foreign Countries
Manners, Pamela A.; Smart, David J. – 1995
The research described in this paper is from the fifth year of a 6-year longitudinal study investigating psychosocial and demographic factors associated with a wide range of behaviors among adolescents. The present analyses investigate the relationship between students' participation in extracurricular activities (athletic teams, musical groups,…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Athletics, Ethics, Extracurricular Activities
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

Pramling, Niklas; Norlander, Torsten; Archer, Trevor – Childhood: A Global Journal of Child Research, 2001
Examined ethical concepts in children's stories derived from Swedish, Hungarian, and Chinese cultures. Identified 12 qualitative categories of ethical meaning. Examined deeper, underlying psychological consequences from the standpoint of prevailing notions. (Author)
Descriptors: Child Development, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences, Cultural Traits
Weston, Denise Chapman; Weston, Mark S. – 1996
Noting that we are raising our children in a morally ambiguous world and we have to do more than just discipline them and hope for the best, this book is a manual for raising children who are emotionally and intellectually capable and confident, by means of play activities that imbue a sense of right and wrong. Each chapter of the manual begins…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Children, Codes of Ethics, Consciousness Raising