This paper traces the development of parent education in America from 1700 to the present. Discussed are the emphasis, scope and organizational patterns of delivery during five periods: 1700-1850, 1850-1900, 1900-1930, 1930-1955, and 1955-present. From 1700 to 1850 information to parents generally reflected Calvinist-Evangelical philosophy. The…

This paper examines the place of morals and values in the early school in the North West Territories (1885-1905), and in Alberta and Saskatchewan (1905-1945). The purpose is to determine whether values and morals have always been a part of the goals and/or curricula of the Canadian public schools. Department of education annual reports, curriculum…

The involvement of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) with both United States and foreign news media has been recorded in numerous publications. This report reviews the important aspects of the CIA-press relationships as they have appeared in print and discusses the implications of these relationsihps for the credibility of the press. Media…

Consciousness raising movements and charismatic Christian worship display an extraordinary degree of rhetorical similarity. This four-part paper outlines the likenesses of the two groups, indicates where they differ, and focuses on the social and political dimensions of consciousness raising. The first section lists the following similarities…

The concept of social relevance to geographic education and some of the implications of this concept for curriculum development and classroom teaching are explored. Geographic educators must be concerned with adopting new philosophies to the teaching of their subject, developing more appropriate strategies and curricula, and aiding in the…

Discusses the school's role in fostering moral development among its students. (HMV)

Since the Middle Ages, sport has survived because of its masochistic and sadistic components. The Greeks, who organized athletic contests into the Olympic Games in 776 B.C., emphasized the relationship between the mind and the body and fair competition, rather than putting emphasis on winning or losing. The Romans preferred the spectacle of…

The leadership role of trustees of seminaries, the seminary as an institution, and the mission of a seminary are considered in two essays. It is suggested that seminaries have the potential to hold the prime position of supporting the churches as they foster religious concern and work to strengthen the moral basis of society. Trustees have the…

This text is designed to help elementary and secondary school teachers (and students) deal with value-related issues in health education and to apply theories of value clarification to instruction in health education. The authors examine: (1) evidence of an existing need for values clarification in health education; (2) a summary of values…

Transsexualism offers a unique perspective on gender identity, sex-role stereotyping, and sex differences in a patriarchal society. It is also an important medical ethical issue which raises questions of bodily mutilation and integrity, nature versus technology, medical research priorities, unnecessary surgery, and the medical model, as well as…

The study attempted to determine the effects of chronological age (CA), mental age (MA), IQ, sex, and the content of eight Aesop's Fables on the ability of 56 mentally handicapped children (26 boys, 30 girls; 7 to 18 years old) to interpret the stories' morals correctly. After reading the fables, which were chosen to illustrate the virtues of…

A study was made to determine whether a course in human sexuality conducted in a nonmoralistic manner, taught by a teacher considered by herself and her students as liberal concerning sexual matters, would change the values of these students. Pre- and post-instruction attitudes of students and teacher were measured on the topics of sexual…

DISTINCTIONS BETWEEN LABORATORY TRAINING, T-GROUP TRAINING, AND SENSITIVITY TRAINING ARE MADE, FOLLOWED BY A DIARY OF A T-GROUP IN SESSION. THE BACKGROUND AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE LABORATORY APPROACH IS PRESENTED, HIGHLIGHTING THOSE ASPECTS, PROBLEMS, AND RESULTS WHICH ARE OF GREATEST INTEREST TO INDUSTRIAL AND LABOR RELATIONS. A DISCUSSION OF THE…

A comparison of sexual attitudes was made between 127 human sexuality class students and 114 control class students at the University of Northern Iowa at the beginning of class (pretest), the end of class, (posttest), and two years after the end of class (follow-up). The pretest displayed no differences between the treatment and control groups on…