This booklet examines various problems involving the moral content and implications of education and discusses some of the difficulties school officials face in trying to accommodate the diverse moral values of different segments of American society. The author argues that, because unintentional moral training takes place in all schools through…

This monograph is a critique of various aspects of the Mackay Report which investigates religious education in the public schools of Ontario and examines questions of moral development. The author centers his comments upon a fundamental general assumption of the Mackay report, that commonly accepted characteristics of moral reasoning can be…

In the rapid process of change within the last decade our schools have taken on a very important, non-traditional, and also highly moral role -- fulfilling as social instruments America's pledge that all citizens have an equal chance for intellectual and material opportunities. Moreover, the schools today are working intensely to shed dehumanizing…

Secular (commercial) films should be used in the service of the church for two major reasons: 1) a responsible church cannot ignore the fact that in our culture films play a determinative role in belief and value formation, and 2) a creative church will not want to ignore their great potential as an educational tool. If the church urges its…

This report examines the topic of moral education and describes the current trend toward increased adoption of moral education programs for public schools. The author identifies four different approaches to moral education, focusing mainly on the cognitive-developmental approach or Kohlberg model and the affective-relativist or values…

Basic values of moral education in Finnish schools come from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Moral tenets are taught in religion and civics. The textbooks deal with moral questions mainly on the individual level and provide limited opportunities for practice necessary for the internalization of values. (Author/SJL)

This paper reports on the difficulties encountered by teachers of sex education. Among the issues presented are the variability of student maturity and knowledge, student shyness, values conflict, inadequate teacher training, deficiences in sex education materials, opposition to teaching sex education and inter-dsiciplinary conflict in sex…

Author comments on the role religion plays in today's society. He sees the churches making headlines and taking stances that are not always unanimous or traditional. He directs his remarks to the school counselor, who, he believes, must find it confusing to counsel students of many faiths. (Author)

Psychology as a discipline can support claims for the objectivity and necessity of values as well as point to some effective modes of values transmission. The problem today in higher education is size, lack of consensus in ideals, and conflicting purposes. The solution is to form small groups within the mass. (JMD)

This paper reviews a curriculum program that was focused on promoting intellectual and ethical development in college students. It considers it in a historical and philosophical framework, then describes a research study based on the original program. Paper presented at the American Psychological Association Convention, Chicago, 1975. (Author/BP)

Explores the use of figurative language in children's literature to convey morality and specific truths about life. (HTH)

Religious education (RE) and moral education (ME) are two distinct but related areas of educational concern. The distinctive content of ME is discussed, and its link with RE is examined. While the focus is on schools in the United Kingdom, the principles stated have a general relevance. (RM)

Discusses the moral education at Reitaku High School (Chiba-ken, Japan) which emphasizes the constant improvement of each person's character. Outlines the five basic goals of the school, describing the three major methods used to achieve them: group instruction, moral education through the influence of character, and moral education in the…

In an attempt to clarify the confusion about the teaching of morality in the classroom, the author discusses the distinction between the concepts of morality and convention. Young children can distinguish between rules and moral principles, and successful moral discussion is more likely to occur in classrooms employing cooperative goal structures.…

Discusses four levels on an indoctrination continuum: the values clarification approach, Emile Durkheim's approach, Lawrence Kohlberg's approach, and the revolutionist's position. Argues that moral education is not extreme indoctrination and that the milder forms of indoctrination are necessary in education. (MM)