In Norway changes in legislation in recent years have loosened the firm hold of Christian philosophy in the schools and given room for alternative secular philosophy. This article presents background information and an outline of the basic plan for life philosophy as a school subject. (Author/SJL)

This study of seventh-grade girls replicated a 1975 Blatt and Kohlberg study. Experimental subjects received a ten-week moral education program; controls discussed nonmoral issues in English class. Results indicated that the moral education program, even in this brief time period, increased moral judgment. (Author/SJL)

The interdisciplinary relevance of moral philosophy and developmental moral psychology to a paramount task of legal education--developing in students the capacity and readiness for ethical reasoning--is explored. The aim is to shape professional education so that professionalism is a fulfillment, not a denial, of students' moral nature. (MSE)

Discusses the feasibility of Kohlberg's "just community" concept for preschool children. Kohlberg showed that elementary and secondary school students could operate in participatory democracies. Despite lower levels of cognitive development, Montessori preschool children demonstrated their ability to participate within a simplified…

This paper argues that the moral education approach to social studies is unsound both in its conception of learning and teaching and in its conception of politics. (Author/SJL)

This paper attempts to detail new directions that values education has recently taken in New South Wales, due to curricular and teacher inputs, and to analyze some of the effects these changes have had. (Author/SJL)

The author argues that ambiguity in language plays an important part in moral growth and that ambiguity constitutes a rich strand in English culture. Through criticism of some moral education materials, he asserts that the context, rather than the language, of social interaction is often the key to interpreting communication. (Author/SJL)

Application of the scientific method is discussed in relation to ethics in sports. A scientific ethics approach can and should be used in the present and the future development and clarification of values and ethics in sports. The amateur-professional controversy in sports is used as an example to clarify possible uses of this approach. (JN)

Different theories of moral development are explored, along with the role this development plays in the selection of teaching materials and activities for the English class. (HTH)

Examines the current emphasis in the People's Republic of China on education for modernization in light of policy swings since 1949 between "Red" and "Expert" education for technological advancement and education for communist values. Particular attention is given to moral and political education. (SJL)

The author argues that moral behavior can be developed by instructional strategies that are primarily cognitive in nature. These strategies include the teacher telling, explaining, or arguing; and students being encouraged to identify, discuss, and analyze ethical issues. (Author/RM)

The author argues that moral behavior cannot be developed by instructional strategies that are primarily cognitive in nature. Encouraging students to (1) analyze and clarify their own values and behavior and those of others and (2) evaluate different values and/or solutions to moral problems will not make anyone more moral. (Author/RM)

Schools should continue to teach values now that traditional institutions (church, family) have less impact on children. Although some new techniques have concerned parents, it is the school's responsibility to teach the secular value system which is an outgrowth of the religious values of our nation's founders. (AV)

The problems of values education relevance, methods, and evaluation are discussed in a series of seven articles. (MB)

A dental student defines professional integrity within the context of dental education, examines the problem of academic cheating and its ramifications for patient care, places the burden of responsibility on individual students, and argues that dental schools should provide a dental ethics course early in the curriculum and establish a strong…