Defines sexuality, describes the process of informal sexual learning as children acquire meanings and values from their social environment (e.g., parents, mass media, and people around them), and discusses the consequences for teenagers of adults' unwillingness to communicate openly and honestly with them about sexual issues. (MBR)

The debate between objectivists, who see right and wrong as fixed, and the subjectivists, who see moral positions as the result of human needs and desires, is often neglected in studying moral development and the goals of moral education. Surveys involving 2300 respondents show the importance of this dichotomy. (IS)

Value is the benefit derived from an enterprise's assets by its stakeholders. For colleges and universities, value is derived by students, faculty, staff, other knowledge seekers, alumni, donors, suppliers, and stakeholders. They derive value through experiencing the institution's programs, services, knowledge assets, and other resources. This…

This book offers preservice and inservice teachers an examination of ethics and a number of philosophies on how to teach morality. It discusses he extent to which teaching is intertwined with moral issues and explores the fundamental concepts of morality and virtue. It also explores the various and occasionally conflicting viewpoints on moral…

The relationship between moral thinking at the level of specific rules and precepts and at the abstract, universal level is discussed, and it is argued that the first-level virtues are as necessary as those based on abstraction. The demands of education for moral life in a pluralistic society are considered. (PP)

The validity of Lawrence Kohlberg's empirical findings and of his cognitive developmental approach to understanding moral development is questioned. An alternative theory of moral development which emphasizes moral sensibility as well as reasoned moral judgment is proposed. (PP)

Describes using fairy tales told "from the other side of the tale" with young elementary school students. Discusses how telling "Cinderella" from the stepsister's viewpoint can help children understand critical reasoning, fairness in dealing with others, and forming judgments based on positive values, thus avoiding the…

Interviews with fifth graders living in rural and urban parts of the Brazilian Amazon region revealed that children were aware of environmental problems, believed that throwing garbage into the Rio Negro harmed the environment and violated a moral obligation, cared about environmental harm, and supported conservation of the Amazon rain forest. (BC)

Suggests a dilemma confronts sociologists in the review and publication of their works. Claims that relying on peer review impedes the practice of open and fair judgments because social networks bind people to one another. Observes that peer review can limit new and critical thinking. Urges that manuscripts be judged on their own merits. (NL)

Assessed the moral reasoning of Israeli third and sixth graders living in a city or a kibbutz. Kibbutz children's direct reciprocity reasoning increased, while pragmatic reasoning increased with age only for kibbutz children. (Author/BB)

Addresses the role of comparison processes in the persistence of the gender wage gap, its toleration by those disadvantaged by it, and resistance to comparable worth as a corrective strategy. Argues that gender segregation and undercompensation for women's jobs leads women to use different comparison standards when evaluating what they deserve.…

Investigates the development of a perception of values in childhood. Perception of values is defined as being different than those of morality and conventions. Responses to seven scenarios are analyzed. Concludes that there is a distinct concept of values among children and that the instinct for this increases with age. (KO)

The headmaster of a private school contends that computer technology is being heralded as the savior of education. The time students spend with computer technologies is time they are not devoting to learning how to become ethically, morally, culturally, and functionally literate. (MLF)

This study investigated the levels of moral reasoning, ego identity formation, and gender role socialization among 167 gifted and talented high school seniors. No significant gender differences were found, but different ethnic groups were more variable on the Defining Issues test than on other measures. Students in general endorsed either…

Found that early adolescents use various models to make moral decisions. These include care (wishing others not to suffer), justice (decisions made according to principles), and narrowly concerned or selfish. Males and females used all three modes, with males being more likely to choose the narrowly concerned mode. (RJM)