The credibility of universities is at stake over the issue of athletics; college and university officers must exercise control. Ten guides to action are presented including: accept responsibility, establish campus rules, reject justification for shoddy practices, and know what is going on. (MLW)

The problem of corrupting the integrity of athletics and athletic programs is spreading because of the degree of competitive activities of the major sports. Leaders and rule makers have attempted to establish rules and regulations that clearly define the boundaries of the NCAA, and establish controls that are functional. (MLW)

Questions whether creativity, as a qualitative phenomenon, is accessible to quantitative measurement by testing. Stresses importance of creativity as action--rather than a personality attribute or an aesthetically judged product--which involves re-creation of the self, often as an attempt to integrate the self into an alienating environment. (RW)

Jason Stephens traces the growth of cheating over three decades, noting a disconnect between expressed shock and research that has shown over and over that most students do cheat, at least some of the time. Some students cheat for simple, pragmatic reasons: to get high grades and because they do not have time to do the work carefully. However, the…

Dean Fink draws upon his own leadership practice to reflect upon and illuminate the realities of leading schools and schools systems. His forty years as a practicing school and school district leader in Ontario plus his ten years as a consultant and academic provides a unique and powerful backdrop for a contemporary tour around leadership theory…

This training document for financial assistance professionals discusses ensuring program integrity in student financial aid and describes some tools for ensuring internal and external program integrity. The training focuses on these tools and resources: (1) the Federal Student Aid (FSA) Schools Portal; (2) the Information for Financial Aid…

The issue of treatment fidelity has been a concern in the field of evaluation research. Nearly three decades ago, Cook and Campbell (1975) outlined four types of validity that may influence treatment outcomes. Defining these validity measures has since prompted researchers to closely examine potential threats within the context of program…

Discusses ways to develop a program of valuing and moral development for elementary students. (GB)

Ethical concerns in relation to encounter groups are discussed in this article. Both the public and all counseling professionals need protection from unfounded claims and poorly trained or untrained group leaders. (JC)

Addresses moral conversations with and among young children, focusing on virtues, such as courage, kindness, compassion, generosity, and integrity. Uses children's conversations about their experiences and children's literature to illustrate children's need for multiple opportunities to apply moral concepts. Discusses the use of moral…

Student affairs leaders describe why ethical considerations are so critical for making tough decisions and resolving complex problems in everyday work. (Author)

Discusses whether virtue can be taught, presenting the intellectual history of virtue and speaking to the relevance of the four cardinal virtues to a university student's life. Asserts that perhaps virtue cannot be taught, but it is something that students learn or fail to learn. Suggests that professors are responsible for providing the right…

Responds to the assumption that it is too late to teach virtue in college, noting that Aristotle considered intellectual virtue essential to the cultivation of excellence. Asserts that university education ought to embrace the cultivation of intellectual virtue in students, proposing that by helping students see the pursuit of knowledge as a…

Discusses whether to teach virtue in college, noting students' flexibility to acquire new narratives and understandings of themselves and their surroundings. Suggests that the narratives students bring to college help shape their character and attitudes toward work, life, and happiness. Asserts that a general education can help students understand…

Discusses education in virtue, inviting college professors to see themselves not as "meddlers" in students' private lives but rather as interlocutors who prompt students to examine their desires--not simply what they hope to gain, but who they hope to become as a result of their university education. Focuses on the philosophies of Plato,…