Develops an educational philosophy for Christian religious education as it touches the AIDS crisis. Grounded in Thomas Groome's "shared Christian praxis" model and directed toward religious educators, the philosophy contains five components: present action, critical reflection, dialog, story, and vision. Examines each component, stating…

Discusses the affective factors that underpin and guide moral judgements. Suggests a pedagogical model for affective development in moral education, based upon the expanding social environment in which a person defines and redefines him/herself and that environment's relation to the educational milieu. (DMM)

To bring ethics into the curriculum without indoctrinating students with adults' moral incapacities, distortions, and closed-mindedness, educators need to integrate eithics with critical thinking, literature, science, history, and civics instruction. Implementation requires excellent supplemental resources, good leadership, and inservice redesign.…

Notes the lack of fiction geared toward young adolescent males and humorously suggests that what little is available is far too serious in tone and moral viewpoint. (NKA)

Describes the For Character Program that identifies and honors public and private schools in which students demonstrate high levels of positive conduct and academic effort. Outlines several school and classroom management principles that stress both character development and academic quality and resemble effective school characteristics. (MLH)

The little attention given to ethics and ethical behavior in computer science is seen as part of a larger problem, student ignorance of the profession. (MSE)

Surveyed licensing boards in 10 states having professional counselor licensure laws by 1984. Reports data on number of counselors licensed in each state, nature and extent of ethical violations claimed, dispositions of complaints by boards, applicants' performance on ethics sections of licensure examinations, and levels of concern expressed by…

Explains the anomalous character of approaches to moral education that focus on love and an ethic of care. Argues that if moral education is to foster generative love, education itself must be redefined and moral education as we know it must be transformed. (Author/DH)

Argues that the "just community" approach is the best available values education program for meeting the primary goal of feminism, in the elimination of injustices due to sexism. Suggests that educational policies and practices be examined to expose the social and value structures of schools. Describes the social and values structures of…

Assesses the impact of both sexual intimacies and sexual overtures in psychology educator-student relationships. Findings show that 20-25% of female psychology graduate students over the past decade have had sexual relations with psychology educators. Implications for graduate training and clarification of American Psychological Association…

Discusses government proposals to do away with compulsory worship in British schools and speculates on the role and content of religious education without worship. Concludes that the study of religious phenomena and underlying principles (theology) may prove too superficial to provide a deep understanding of the significance of religion. (GEA)

Using cross country skiing and snowmobiling as contrasting examples of leisure activity (amusement or recreation), this article shows how to use the tenth book of Aristotle's NICHOMACHIAN ETHICS to help high school students make intelligent decisions on a variety of activities. (JDH)

Examines the state of peace education in the school curriculum and its relation to values education. Presents paradigm to examine values analytically. Suggests administrators, policy makers, and values educators consider what indoctrination is occurring, what ought to be happening, and what progress can be made toward instituting authentic ethical…

The authors present the need for a comprehensive, integrative theory of correctional education. This article applies the paradigm concept to correctional education (CE) in North America. It has five parts: (1) background, (2) paradigm processes, (3) the U.S. CE paradigm, (4) the Canadian CE paradigm, and (5) conclusion. (Author/CT)

Reviews the life and works of Jean Paul Richter, a German educator of the early 1800s, who is best known for his book, "Levana," a once widely read book on teaching young children. (JDH)