This booklet contains the oaths that U.S. Army military personnel are required to affirm. The oaths include the Oath of Office for Officers and Army Civilians and the Oath of Enlistment. To explain certain values inherent in the oaths, descriptive passages from actual experiences are used to illustrate the personnels' affirmation to courage,…

This paper highlights trends in values education in public secondary schools, crucial issues in both religious and secular values education, and effective strategies for teaching values in formal and invisible curricula. A review of the history of values education in the public schools is accompanied by relevant research pertaining to the…

Considers the twin legal questions of, constitutional support for, and challenges against, character education in public schools. Discovers a number of court cases establishing precedence for character education. Appraises the legal efficacy of constitutional challenges and finds them wanting. (MJP)