The author urges the introduction of the study of moral education into schools of education, as this has been a duty long obligated but long neglected. He then presents some suggestions toward a theory of moral education. (HMD)

A distinction is drawn between two value systems: (1) idealistic, in which societal ideals and values are accepted as literal, moral values; and (2) pragmatic, in which values are utilitarian and norms are seen as probablistic rather than prescriptive. It was hypothesized that when expectations of fairness are disconfirmed, persons holding…

Young people need to rebel and to progress from childish gullibility, through disillusionment and doubt, to adult discernment. To do this they need standards to rebel against and adult judgments to test, accept, or reject. But educated adults no longer provide such standards and judgments. (Author/JG)

An incident from evaluation practice is examined to aid understanding of moral problems in evaluation. Six characteristics are identified and discussed. Types of research needed on the moral aspects of evaluation practice are presented. Suggestions for aiding evaluators in dealing with moral problems are outlined. (Author/DWH)

Some of the major moral and ethical dilemmas illustrated by authors in this special journal issue are highlighted. From an ethical viewpoint, the complexity of evaluation activities is likened to "quicksand" terrain in which directional or warning signs should be erected to aid personal choices when such issues are encountered.…

Reviews "Ethics and Animals" (Miller & Williams, 1983). Maintains that this collection of essays is an excellent example of applied philosophy, showing a profile of philosophy as a force for enlightenment. Reviews the rights of animals and the bases of moral behavior toward them. (JDH)

This article discusses Freud's original psychoanalytic notions on women and morality and their influence on constructions of personality, power, culture, and socioeducational change. Also discussed is Freudian critic Alfred Adler's use of a larger external lens to focus women's lives in a wider context of "social interest" and social…

The author estimates that approximately 200,000 lives of devalued disabled people (including infants and older adults) are taken or abbreviated annually through euthanasia and termination of life-supporting measures. He cites possible reasons for limited public outcry against what he compares with the holocaust. (CL)

The paper reviews bioethical positions regarding the "human-ness" of severely handicapped students, notes that the quality of life for many severely handicapped persons is directly threatened by the utilitarian position which questions the personhood of individuals with limited IQ, and asserts that the deontological postition is more aligned with…

Discusses the moral and ethical aspects of documentary film from the prospective of both filmmakers and the public. (MH)

Author offered seven reflections that he believed valid for the practice of First Confession. (Author/RK)

This postscript describes a follow up course to that described in AA 514 436. (CB)

Criticism of professors by students can have detrimental results. (CK)

Ideals of education are discussed in an effort to determine the best way to develop the human mind. (CK)