This literature review examines the potential of selective recall for assessing level of moral reasoning. Rest's Defining Issues Test was administered to five individuals to test the applicability of certain principles of selective recall in assessing moral reasoning. (IAH)

Investigated beliefs on immanent justice of over 2000 children of 4-14 years. Results suggest a modification of the Piagetian hypothesis. They also suggest that the influence of religious instruction should not be ignored. (RJC)

Recognizes Lawrence Kohlberg as the foremost contributor to moral education during the twentieth century. Analyzes the mentor-student relationship and discusses Kohlberg's mentor relationship with his students. (KO)

Studied the emotional attributions which 60 children aged four-eight gave to a story figure who violated a moral rule. Results suggested a clear change from outcome-oriented toward morally oriented attributions to a moral wrongdoer between the different age groups. (RJC)

Illustrates how principle and virtue ethics can be applied to decision-making processes in experience-based training and development programs. Principle ethics is guided by predetermined rules and assumes that issues being examined are somewhat similar in context, whereas virtue ethics assumes that "correct behavior" is determined from…

This article demonstrates that the cognitive complexity and personality traits of gifted children create unique experiences and awarenesses that separate them from others. A central feature of children's gifted experience is their moral sensitivity and the asynchronous development of their inner world, which need to be understood and nurtured.…

Presents and discusses the forgiveness triad--forgiving others, receiving forgiveness from others, and self-forgiveness. All three aspects are defined, presented as philosophically rational and appropriate within counseling, and described within a psychological framework of how people go about that aspect of forgiveness. Discusses implications for…

Effective moral education requires children to engage in ethical inquiry. Ethical inquiry requires students to cultivate all aspects of their thinking, including critical, creative, and caring thinking (which includes active, affective, and valuative thinking). Only the discipline of Philosophy for Children, the narrative-and-discussion-based…

Many share Linda Page's concerns ("A Conservative Christian View on Values," this issue) about our country's crisis of character. Schools must embrace historical moral standards. Page's proposed strategies are inadequate, since release time and Bible clubs reach only a small part of a community's population. A school committed to…

Summarizes a study of 42 preschoolers that focused on children's capabilities for nonviolent conflict resolution and sharing behaviors. The subjects were somewhat flexible at modifying their egocentricity in "giving-in-sharing" in an environment fostering reciprocity (justice) and security. (19 references) (MLH)

The theories of moral development of Lawrence Kohlberg and Carol Gilligan are compared and applied to a model which uses children's literature in the moral education of gifted children. (DB)

Discusses ways for parents (and educators) to use the life stories of heroes, such as individuals who rescued Jews from the Holocaust, to foster children's moral courage, sense of right and wrong, and commitment to others. (MDM)

Psychological and pedagogical benefits of studying and promoting speech culture are discussed, particularly as they affect the formation of personality in young people. Ethical and moral implications are mentioned. (15 references) (LB)

A survey of 380 trainers/personnel managers received 80 responses indicating that (1) larger organizations were more likely to institute ethics policies and programs and (2) most organizations are at a conventional level of moral development. (SK)

Ideology hinders compromise between proponents of character education and multicultural education. The future lies in seeking common ground, which will not be the same for all communities, must meet constitutional requirements, and will not please all stakeholders. (SK)