What should or should not be taught is considered with arguments for or against this or that form of justification arising primarily from five distinguishable but related issues. (Author/RK)

Author discusses Kohlberg's developments and feels they can help in the development of a mature moral consciousness. (GB)

American independent schools could make themselves known and valued as ethics-teaching oases in the desert of our contemporary amorality (Author)

Discussed the tremendous power that moral conceptions have over people, and especially the quest for power sought by students within the school system. (RK)

In this paper the author attempted to give what can be called the traditional definition of rationalism, and to show that rationalism as so described can no longer be seriously maintained. (Author/RK)

Study investigated whether a training program could foster the maturation of moral judgments in prekindergarten children, and the differential effects of two training methods: discussion and verbal discrimination. (Authors/CB)

Level of moral maturity was assessed in a group of children three to six years old, using stories or films to elicit judgments about relative goodness or badness. At all age levels, training had a significant effect in changing the moral orientation of the children. (Author/KM)

Discusses some of the bioethical and legal questions related to in vitro fertilization of human eggs as a means of alleviating the suffering of infertile couples. (JR)

Unlike Piaget's clinical procedure, the experiment's methodology allowed substantiation of the ability of children to simultaneously weigh damage and intent information when making a moral judgment. Other advantages of this quantitative methodology are also presented. (Authors)

Author disputes the thesis of Vandenberg's article Non-Violent Power in Education,'' Educational Theory, Vol. 19 No. 1, Winter 1969. (CB)

Seventh-grade boys were assessed for moral judgment with the Kohlberg interview technique; role taking, stage misture, intelligence, socioeconomic status, and social desirability were also assessed. Half were assigned to moral reasoning one stage above initial stage. Subjects at the preconventional level shifted upward more than subjects at the…

This article describes a therapeutic program for inmates that attempts to stimulate moral reasoning. Based on Kohlberg's theory of moral development, the program relies heavily on group meetings designed to focus on and resolve a variety of moral issues raised by the participants. Through guided moral discussions,'' participants tend to develop…

Article is concerned with the implications of Autonomism for moral education. (Author)

In addition to insights into the organic and dynamic nature of the world, self, and society, which the numerous sciences can provide, we must have both insight into and competence in the practice of scientific methods in dealing with morally sensitive personal and social problems. (Author)