Concern about the impact of narrative worlds and their heroes offered by the media prompted research on encounters with moral models in experiential, narrative curricula. Researchers tracked the extension of a mandated Language Arts curriculum on "heroes" through the experiential narratives of four local heroes chosen collaboratively by teacher,…

The aim of this qualitative study was to examine how Latino immigrant families incorporate school-based interactive literacy activities into their existing home literacy practices. Findings revealed that Hispanic parents appropriate school-related literacy activities into their existing repertoire when they believed it would best help their…

This case study focuses on the moral and ethical issues surrounding changing an athlete's grade to make him eligible to play in a championship game. Jerome, a senior attending Woodrow Wilson High School, earned a D in his typing class, which made him ineligible to play in the basketball championship games. The principal and basketball coach made…

This study interconnects developmental psychology of fair and moral behavior with economic game theory. One hundred eighty-nine 9- to 17-year-old students shared a sum of money as individuals and groups with another anonymous group (dictator game). Individual allocations did not differ by age but did by gender and were predicted by participants'…

The core challenge is this--a difficult ethical decision, where values are in play and both sides have powerful moral arguments in their favor. One case presented in this article outlines a dilemma faced by one teacher who became a superintendent herself. The case exploded dramatically in a midsize metropolitan school district, where a principal…

Objectives: To evaluate the impact of an abstinence education program on sexual intercourse initiation and on possible cognitive mediators of sexual initiation for virgin seventh graders in suburban Virginia. Methods: Measures of sexual behavior and 6 mediating variables were compared at 3 time periods for program participants and a matched…

First in a series of articles on professional ethics in early childhood education, this article intends to help clarify the ethical dimension of professional practice. Aims particularly to convey a sufficient sense of the nature of professional ethics to enable readers to continue to develop effective resolutions of ethical dilemmas. (RH)

Discusses the concept of guilt, its usefulness in society, and the times when it can be distorted and nonfunctional. Examines ways to diagnose guilt in clients and ways to treat this issue in counseling or therapy sessions. (BH)

Shows the nature of psychotherapy as a moral enterprise through an examination of two views of theory, i.e., they either contain moral values or require them as assumptions necessary for practice. Briefly discusses implications for the teaching and presentation of forms of psychotherapy. (BH)

Discusses the necessity of clarifying one's personal values and then acting on the basis of those values. (AN)

Current sex instruction programs cannot prevent our young people from damaging their psychological well-being through experimental behavior. In fact, in many instances, such instruction encourages them to indulge in harmful sex activities. (CK)

The flow of pandering advertisements through the U.S. mails is explored. (MF)

Presents pictures, excerpts from literary works, and newspaper articles that deal with courageous acts by individuals. Also provides a bibliography of resources for teaching about courage. (GC)

Presents the importance that meaning and values have in human life, with special reference to Viktor Frankl's work. Points out some pathological phenomena that result from the frustration of the quest for meaning and describes principles of logotherapy to deal with them. (Author)