College students instructed to "fake good" on a test of moral reasoning were unable to do so, but they could lower their scores significantly when directed to. (Editor)

Urges English teachers to teach about civic duty and moral responsibility as they teach literature and writing. (DD)

This paper develops some ideas in Matza's Neutralization Theory into a continuum containing four categories ranging from extreme goodness to rebellion. It was hypothesized that involvement in delinquency would increase progressively across these four categories. (Author/KC)

This study explored the relationship between moral reasoning and moral behavior in 31 average adults. Subjects were placed in a situation demanding low-key moral conflict. The study examined subjects' decisions and the relationship between their moral reasoning (revealed by verbal responses to Kohlberg's hypothetical dilemmas) and their behavior.…

Discusses the role of the scientist in changing ethical concepts from simple interpersonal and theological imperatives towards "survival imperatives that must form the core of environmental bioethics." (CS)

Argues that Kohlberg's reasons for abandoning the content of morality, what he calls "the bag of virtues", are not defensible and that the "bag of virtues" approach to moral education is necessary to his theory of stimulating moral development through cognitive stimulation. (Author/RK)

Presents a framework of moral citizenship to guide ethical social work practice. The framework integrates the action philosophies of Hannah Arendt and Paul Tillich with professional responsibility and the contributions of social work pioneer Charlotte Towle. Social conscience and social consciousness--including awareness, thinking, feeling, and…

Explores ethical issues heightened by use of technology, and examines a means for managing these ethical concerns. Argues that ethical problems are not inherent in technological advances, but rather it is how human beings choose to use these new tools that may lead to ethical dilemmas in business contexts. (SR)

Describes writing assignments based on several readings on the ethical quagmire of pornography. Suggests that exploratory writing grounded in the texture of students' lives is an antidote to abstract, theoretical pronouncements. Urges returning to an ethics developed in a community of writers who begin with values already given but who form an…

Argues that teachers should reconsider practices that could inhibit development of faith. Explicates the curriculum of 12th-century abbot Richard of St. Victor, suggesting that it synthesizes intellect and affect, reason and revelation, and poses challenges for public education. (SK)

Tests the efficacy of mental models in understanding the effect of exposure to fantasy violence on children's responses to and reasoning about moral dilemmas involving aggression. Offers a possible extension to mental models that is consistent with current theory in cognitive science. Suggests that the activation of mental models regarding…

Studied how teachers' professional and religious orientations relate to their behavior when confronted with morally critical incidents. Results for 452 teachers who completed a questionnaire suggest that both professional and religious orientations play a role and provide explanations for teachers' behavior. (SLD)

Compared the placement of moral contents in the belief systems of students and teachers in Israel and compared the structures of the belief systems with those outlined by S. Schwartz (1992). Findings for samples of 92 high school teachers, 489 elementary school teachers, 357 high school teachers, and 300 adolescents (Israeli-born and…

Explores the unstated ethics that exist in the silent space between teacher and students, highlighting Emmanuel Levinas, Jacques Lacan, and Buddhism. The paper uses the juxtaposition of west and east to help illuminate ethical pedagogy, and it argues that there is an unknowable dimension which raises the question of ethics in human relations that…