A framework is presented for analyzing discourse during parent-child interaction about moral matters, using speech genres and registers. This analysis considers social, cultural, and historical influences on moral development and locates the origins of moral sensibilities and differences in moral functioning in the discourse parents and children…

Argues that the new vocationalism should conform to Dewey's concept of educating through occupations. Identifies problems with this concept in the following areas: implementation, pedagogy, tracking, standards, content, the place of job-specific education, political and moral education, and evaluation. (SK)

Draws on a study of the ways in which moral and practical dilemmas of punishment are debated and deliberated upon in discussions among children. Focuses on one aspect of the children's talk, namely the mobilization of themes and images that seem to have their origin in the more or less remote past. (Author/KB)

Describes a simulation exercise for campers and an accompanying curriculum unit--"Thresholds of Extinction"--that addresses the issues of endangered species. Uses this context to illustrate steps in the process of values development: awareness, gathering data, resolution (decision making), responsibility (acting on values), and…

Moral education must be emphasized in schools, but first the school's proper role in this endeavor has to be determined. Teachers must learn to take responsibility for addressing moral issues that are proper to the functioning of an educational community, conveying the organic nature of ideals without degenerating into indoctrination. (SM)

Preschoolers are able to distinguish and understand different types of social conflict using the same criteria as adults. The social conflicts discussed are (1) morality; (2) social convention; (3) safety; and (4) institutional rules. (DG)

Explores the thoughts and feelings of a group of young adolescent girls on dilemmas of identity, self, and society through reading and discussing "The Diary of Anne Frank." Discusses adolescent females in literature and life, the double standard revisited, the dilemma of being right or being nice, and the challenge of including girls'…

Parents and schools are expressing an increased interest in character education, though the field of health education has shown little interest. This paper outlines the historical context within which to view character education, discusses the current situation, and attempts to stimulate health education interest in this area. (SM)

Employed women are in a quandary between two ethics, equity and care, in relation to the household division of labor. Uses the frameworks of both Benhabib and Gilligan to explain the moral rationales that women use to prioritize the ethic of care and to articulate the ethical dilemmas of employed women. (LKS)

Examines the claim of 16th-century English humanist educators that they prepared their students for civic life by providing not only technical training in language use but ethical and moral training for negotiating basic life situations. Attempts to determine what might have been the role of imitation exercises informing students' ethical…

Investigated relations among moral reasoning, classroom behavior, and sociometric status. Among boys, hedonistic moral reasoning was associated with lack of social competencies, acting-out behavior, and low social preference. Moral reasoning influenced sociometric status indirectly through social behavior, and explained variance in sociometric…

At a 1992 meeting, 30 national leaders put aside differences and agreed on 6 character traits that should be taught in school, including trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, justice and fairness, caring, and citizenship. Students are adrift because schools have abandoned the teaching of absolute moral values. Legal alternatives for…

Reviews "Appalachian Values," by author Loyal Jones and photographer Warren Brunner, which depicts the culture and values characteristic of Appalachian people. Although the book successfully illustrates the moral core of Appalachia, values are presented in a noncontroversial form, rather than as a part of individual or social conflict.…

This study found that behaviorally disordered high school students (n=25) enrolled in either an alternative or traditional school setting were significantly lower in moral reasoning compared to their nonbehaviorally disordered peers. The correlation between time spent in the alternative setting and moral reasoning was positive but not significant.…

Mothers' child rearing and discipline, and toddlers' anxiety and compliance to mothers' demands, were measured. Measures of children's conscience, taken six years later, were related to maternal child rearing practices that deemphasized the use of power, and the level of toddlers' compliance to maternal demands. (BC)