Article described the role of the principal as he designs an in-service staff development program in values education. An outline, subject to local modification to fit specific need, was provided. (Author/RK)

The structure and operations of a school based on Kohlberg's concept of just community are described. This approach integrates social studies and English curricula with a program of moral discussions and a governance structure based on a participatory democracy. (Author/DE)

Kindergarten and first grade children participated in a training program designed to facilitate moral development. Stories that stimulated discussion of solutions to moral issues were read to children in the treatment group. Children in the treatment group, compared to controls, improved significantly in three of four specific areas tested.…

Uses Kohlberg's methods to test three hypotheses in order to relate particular home and school experiences to the cognitive-moral development of Kenyan young adults. (MP)

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)

No correlation was found between the content of moral attitudes in undergraduate males, as measured by the Survey of Ethical Attitudes; and the structure of the reasoning supporting these attitudes, using the Kohlberg Moral Judgment Interview. Researchers should distinguish between these concepts when relating moral development to personality.…

It is not readily apparent whether the deviant behavior of drug addicts should be attributed to deficient moral values, deficient ego controls which includes intelligence, attentional control, and delay of gratification, or to both of these factors. Attempts to ascertain the level of moral reasoning of drug addicts to determine whether they differ…

Two studies were conducted to test the universality of Piaget's and Kohlberg's stages of development of moral judgment in Nigerian and Pakistani cultures. Results show that the moral reasoning of Nigerian and Pakistani Muslim adolescents are greatly affected by their cultural values. (Editor/RK)

Defines the value-clarification approach as one that teaches the individual to think through issues, and, eventually, to develop his or her own value system through a cognitive process involving verbalization, role-playing, and composing value-laden situations. Its overriding aim is, through examination, consideration, and exploration, to make…

Suggesting the use of the vocational shop program for personal development in addition to learning mechanical skills, the authors propose that instructors plan specific values and values clarification activities as a regular part of the shop program, including the teaching of positive attitudes and moral development. (BM)

Younger students stuck to the rule "go to the end of the line" in every situation tested, while older subjects made some justifications for retaking a place in line. (RL)

This discussion focuses on the problem faced by biomedical students who are learning objective, factual information and techniques without being given the opportunity to consider the many ethical dilemmas and moral questions that will arise after graduation. (LBH)

The intellectual framework of law and the legal profession in the U.S. is examined in terms of the unarticulated value system of legal education. Sources of the value system are discussed along with implications as viewed from a moral and religious perspective. (LBH)

Notes that the issues of setting, evaluation, and curriculum are all connected with the larger issue of moral and social development. They all affect a childs' attitude towards himself, knowledge, learning, and his fellow human beings. (Author/AM)

Kohlberg's theory of moral development is restated in less technical terms, with emphasis on the concepts of: (1) moral judgment, rather than behavior, values, or feelings; (2) "stages," describing consistencies in moral reasoning procedures; and (3) "better" stages, measuring structurally more adequate levels. (MJB)