A study of fourth-year dental students evaluated the possible relationship between the level of moral reasoning and clinical academic achievement. No correlation was found. One reason may be that the structure of the clinical program precludes autonomous decision making by students. (MSE)

Teacher, parent, student, and school ratings of terminal and instrumental values were compared. All subjects rated instrumental values higher than terminal values. (Author/AM)

Moral judgment has not been crystallized by the age of 25. After participating in a 45-hour sexology course in which they discussed moral dilemmas and were introduced to arguments of a higher stage, 36 adults increased test scores in both general and sexual moral judgments. (Author/RM)

The Georgetown University Health and Humanities Program is based on the concept of the university as a community concerned with the universe of knowledge. The interprofessional, interdisciplinary program serves the purposes of health professional education and enhances the quality of clinical treatment. (Author/SK)

Tests 210 Israeli fifth graders' reactions to peer, adult, and control conditions. The four measures of moral judgment used were: resistance to temptation, severity of punishment, tendency to confess, and level of guilt feelings. (CM)

The author outlines the basic requirements of moral education, discusses obstacles to it, and suggests that practical possibilities for its acceptance may be found in international cooperation and in research and development efforts. (SJL)

Gewirth's theory, an ethical system that is a variant of ethical humanism, critiques other recent philosophies of law and also gives a complex and detailed brief for an individualist, humanist, ethical position. Gewirth presents a logical linkage between the system and legal decision making relevant to law students. (MSE)

In an effort to help prevent crime, teachers can engender in students respect for civic virtue, moral responsibility, and voluntary support of law. Community-focused youth participation projects can increase attachments to the neighborhood and community and thereby help prevent delinquency. (CT)

Briefly attempts to answer the preceding article by Welch, Medeiros, and Tate. Maintains that parents are rejecting the "old liberal left" and demanding an education that includes traditional Judeo-Christian values. (Author/JM)

If teachers and administrators are to offer opportunities for students to become morally educated, they must understand the concept of a morally educated person and exemplify the values they hope to instill. Poetry, novels, biographies, and films provide excellent material for instruction and discussion of moral concepts. (Author/GC)

A chronological review of the values that have been presented in American basal reading series from the McGuffey era of the 1840s to the present. This article is one of four in this issue comprising the Teacher's Reading Seminar 1979. (SJL)

This article focuses upon the question, "Does the level of moral reasoning increase the likelihood of moral behavior occurring?" Findings from a review of the literature on this subject indicate that moral reasoning appears to be only one of many factors which may contribute to moral behavior. (DB)

Century III, a nonpolitical, nonsectarian research foundation, has found through the workshop process (involving both reflection and interaction) that consensus on moral standards exists. (Author/WD)

William McCready of the National Opinion Research Center discusses findings of his survey of American and Canadian Catholic youth (ages 14-30) on their attitudes toward religious vocations, membership in Catholic organizations, and their religious education. (Author/SJL)

Suggestions are made for the spreading of ethics in sports in an effort to arrest the spread of moral atrophy. Extensive inquiry into the concerns of professional preparation programs for coaches, media coverage, and mobilization of professional forces are among suggested approaches for achieving ethics in sports. (JN)