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 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,…

Suggests ways of incorporating ethics across the undergraduate public relations curriculum. Reviews current coverage of ethics in public relations principles, writing, cases, and textbooks. Suggests other methods that teachers can use to incorporate ethical pedagogical tools in all public relations courses in an effort to develop students' ethical…

The study examined empathy in 34 Canadian teachers of moral education at the elementary level. Teachers were observed in the classroom, evaluated for their decoding ability, and evaluated for their capacity to anticipate pupils' responses to a self-concept scale. Teachers' predictive abilities were highly correlated with the Carkhuff Index of…

The themes of moral, physical, and intellectual development in Chinese elementary school education are consistent with national educational goals. Formidable problems concerning teacher education and morale and latent tensions between development-minded leaders and ideologists must be addressed. Americans desiring to help should consider cultural…

The University of Minnesota's experience with integrating ethics into its baccalaureate nursing curriculum is offered as an illustration of the feasibility of incorporating additional content into an already tightly packed professional curriculum. The program embeds ethics units into existing courses and facilitates their critical evaluation and…

Narrative is essential to the study and teaching of morality. Acknowledgment of authorship of moral choices, actions, and feelings is central to the development of moral sensibility. Children's storytelling about their own experiences is an important approach to moral education. (SK)

Discusses three of the more significant ethical problems related to the advertising operation of student and commercial publications: (1) explaining circulation to potential advertisers; (2) negotiating special deals; and (3) following through with quality and distribution. (MS)

Many young people do not understand nor have they acquired the moral values and character traits they need to be good citizens. What is taught in moral education is the responsibility of the local school board. Answers six questions and provides information about the Center for the Advancement of Ethics and Character at Boston University. (MLF)

Examined moral and conventional transgressions of 36 toddlers aged 24 and 36 months in a session with mothers and a session with mothers and peers. Moral transgressions were more frequent in the peer session, and conventional transgressions were more frequent when children were alone with mothers. (RJC)

Religious conservatives and political libertarians share a family-centered vision of home schooling. Conservatives' home-schooling plans are usually based on Christian ethics and feature a core group of subjects--reading, writing, mathematics, science, religious studies, and history. The author and his wife, both certified teachers and…

Reviews seven new books that make a strong case for moral education, offering insights into problems facing today's young people and suggesting strategies for improving the moral climate in schools. (MLF)

This article reviews the past research and principles for facilitating moral growth through group discussion and the theories of judgment-action discrepancies. An intervention model is suggested which utilizes actual moral misbehaviors as the basis for both moral discussion and behavioral intervention. (Author/DB)

A survey of 243 predoctoral students at the New Jersey Dental School investigated attitudes about specific cheating behaviors, such as copying on examinations and forging attendance list signatures. Responses indicated that students felt cheating was generally not justifiable but also suggested that students might benefit from ethics courses. (MSE)