Myth used as religion has several implications for the classroom. Discusses mythology and moral education as well as how mythology can reduce the problem of ethnocentrism. (Author/RK)

A recent critique of Kohlberg's cognitive-developmental approach to morality by Kurtines and Grief (1974) is examined in detail. Results find that empirical support for the "stage" and "sequence" components of Kohlberg's theory is underestimated, as is the evidence favoring the relationship between moral judgment and moral action. (Editor/RK)

Using Quay's typology, three equal groups (n=12) of adolescent psychopathic, neurotic, and subcultural delinquent males and a matched nondelinquent control group were individually administered Kohlberg's structured moral dilemmas, two Piagetian tasks of cognitive development (pendulum and balance), and an adaptation of Flavell's role-taking task.…

The author discusses moral behavior and affect, and how they may influence reasoning processes when the individual is no longer dealing with hypothetical issues. (MJB)

An educator discusses how little shared philosophical basis his school and its teachers had with the community, how teachers can help to develop the heart as well as the head of both students and their parents. (Author/RK)

Examined 3 methodological issues in the use of Kohlberg's Moral Judgment Scale: (1) test-retest reliability, (2) consistency of moral judgment stages from one dilemma to the next, and (3) influence of subject's verbal facility on the projective test scores. Forty children in grades 3 and 5 participated. (JMB)

Reports on a study (n=30) designed to determine the relationship between student teachers' level of moral development and their success in teaching performance. Results support the claim that moral judgment relates to teaching performance, though the effect is not large. (JDH)

The assumption has been that because play, games, and sport are good, positive attitudes, behaviors, and values are inevitably transmitted. This article summarizes research on a variety of topics related to psychosocial correlates of physical activity and urges caution in the way claims are made. (MT)

Examines three contemporary approaches to moral education, (values clarification, situation ethics, and critical issues), to see how far they satisfy the ideal of open-mindedness. Finds that while all three seek to avoid indoctrination and present different alternatives to traditional moral education with its emphasis on absolute moral values, all…

Argues against J. Vasudev's claim that sex differences disappear in studies that control for socioeconomic status. Contends that women and men are not socioeconomic equals. Recommends that theories based on all-male research samples be questioned and that differences in women's moral orientation be accounted for in studies. (SKC)

An examination of the relationship of faculty levels of moral reasoning to that of students at various stages of a teacher education program revealed that no group of students (including graduate level) exhibited faculty members' abilities to recognize principled moral judgments and that the student groups did not differ from each other in such…

This article is about education, citizenship, and democracy; the role of research in corrections education; the corrections and education paradigms and the trust/democratic anomaly pattern; specific cognitive processes that have been associated with learning in correctional education democratic communities; and the relationship between those…

Provides profiles of contemporary figures who can serve as appropriate role models (heroes and heroines) for today's young people. Profiled are Desmond Tutu, Neil Armstrong, Mother Teresa, Lech Walesa, Jesse Jackson, Jacques Cousteau, Sharon Christa McAuliffe, and Anatoly Shcharansky. (SKC)

Provides a bibliography on moral development, values education, and character development. The bibliography is divided into two parts: (1) cites 17 books published between 1985 and 1988, and (2) covers 282 journal articles and ERIC documents published between 1986 and 1988. (JDH)