Examined cognitive learning styles and levels of moral judgment in 781 urban college students, who completed the Grasha-Riechmann Student Learning Style Scale or the Defining Issues Test. Results showed predominantly participative and collaborative cognitive learning styles. The prevailing view of morality was doing one's duty within society. (JAC)

Examined whether moral behavior and moral thought can be affected by discussion of Kohlberg-type moral dilemmas. Students (N=96) engaged in one of three discussion situations and a free-recall task. Results supported Kohlberg's suggestions that moral behavior as well as thought can sometimes be taught. (JAC)

The bond between teacher's values and student's values are explored, as well as the valuing that takes place within the teaching experience. (RK)

An examination of the relationship between religious faith and moral development suggests that an individual who has achieved an identity within some form of faith expression possesses the motivation to develop towards higher stages of moral reasoning. (JD)

In the context of the well-known fact that the higher stages of Kohlberg's sequence are less well-established than the lower, an exploratory investigation was carried out in a New Zealand teachers' college into the development of principled thinking in young adults and its association with various real-life experiences. (Editor)

Education, the author believes, falls far short of the goals set for it by our society. The humanities receive insufficient emphasis in the schools, and the quality of life in America is poorer because this is so. (Editor)

It is reported that responses from university students to an ethical code for athletics showed sex differences in attitudes toward play. (GW)

Discusses biological contributions to the changes occurring in today's society, stressing the need for modifying traditional ethics. Issues include contraception and abortion, fetal research, population control and food supply, individual freedom versus common welfare, and euthanasia. Suggests that study in personal and group ethics be…

Described are problems faced by the National Commission for the Protection of Human Subjects of Biomedical and Behavioral Research. They are identifying and recommending regulations concerned with the ethical, social and legal principals of research involving human subjects. (SL)

Consider the following important questions: Should values be transmitted or developed? As children grow up, what, if anything, should change in values acquisition? How important are locus of control issues in moral development? and Why might process versus product elements be crucial in the development of values? One key element missing in the…

This paper reviews recent collaborative action research studies by experienced teachers who have assumed complex new roles. Collaborative action research, under certain conditions, can become an effective way to promote the good and the moral through the personal and professional (cognitive-structural) growth of teachers. In learning…

In a movie retelling task that was concerned with the moral dilemma of how to treat a hurt wild animal, the extended preparatory dialogues of seven effective middle-class mothers and their 5-year-olds were studied to develop a moral script and dialogic inquiry model of scaffolding children's narrative competency. A content analysis of the…

The history of violence on university campuses mirrors that of the surrounding culture--students bring their values and standards of conduct with them to the university. This paper traces historical events which associate violence with university settings to give a sense of today's situation. The focus is on four periods representing important…

This book posits that public schools and universities currently reinforce a culture of denial regarding global environmental trends, and that education, from the primary grades to universities, must be totally revamped to support new, ecologically sustainable paths for society. In Chapter 1, it is argued that few public school teachers and…

This collection of essays portrays care and justice as moral orientations either in tension with one another or working together to produce a more satisfactory solution than either could alone. The nine essays are grouped under three headings: "Theory of Justice and Caring,""Pedagogical Issues," and "Public Policy…