Issues in college divestiture of investments based on moral considerations, such as South Africa's apartheid system, are outlined. A governing board's options, role, and responsibility to the institution in the face of such decisions are discussed. (MSE)

Outlines criteria for selecting books for a unit on moral thinking and presents a generic study of questions and activities to accompany a wide variety of appropriate books. (HOD)

Discusses three main reasons why creationism should not be taught in state schools or colleges. These reasons are considered under the headings of religion, morality, and knowledge. (JN)

The severity of classroom discipline problems, including insolence, disobedience, and the refusal of students to apply themselves, has been well documented. One thing that schools can do to check the present moral decay of youth is to see that God and man's dependence on Him are acknowledged openly in classrooms. (RM)

Citizens of technologically advanced nations are confronted with tremendous ethical dilemmas that students need to develop sophisticated ethical frameworks to deal with. The humanities must teach students to think as carefully about questions of value as about questions of fact. (MSE)

Compares the performance of 38 early childhood educators on real-life moral decisions with their hypothetical moral knowledge. The phenomenon of inconsistency between the two types of moral knowledge is explained. (Author/CI)

Four teachers offer definitions, experiences, and opinions relating to the teaching of moral values in the classroom. (EL)

Naturalistic observations were made of "remedial interchanges" that occurred among kindergarten through fourth-grade children in open classrooms. Three approaches to development of moral judgments were considered: attributional, cognitive developmental, and symbolic interactionist. Data showed limited to no support for these theories and…

Challenges the influence of Shel Silverstein's "The Giving Tree": the way it is being viewed, used, misused, understood, and misunderstood by parents, teachers, librarians, and children. (HOD)

Examined responses of adults and preschool children to moral and social convention transgressions. Both children's and adults' responses to moral events focused on the intrinsic (hurtful or unjust) consequences of the actions upon victims. In contrast, both groups' responses to transgressions of social conventions revolved around aspects of social…

Discusses the conditions under which Christian higher education can facilitate a healthy and informed examination of religious precept and social complexity and assist in creating a productive response to the latter through Christian values. (MSE)

Contrasts the moral and social values of Thomas Hughes's "Tom Brown's Schooldays" with American school sports stories. (HOD)

Issues of particular concern to the New Right rotate around the role of women, reproduction, and international relations. Specific instances of censorship in these areas are discussed. Asserts that at stake in the New Right's censorious activity is nothing less than academic freedom. (RM)

Forty male and female students, ages 14 and 15, from Algeria and the United Kingdom, were interviewed on two of Kohlberg's moral dilemmas. Results support the prediction that cultural and religious values have an impact on Kohlberg's moral stages. (Author/RM)

Examined how science content knowledge, moral reasoning ability, attitudes, and past experiences mediate the formation of moral judgments on environmental dilemmas. Environmental science majors (N=86) and nonmajors (N=105) participated in the two-phase study which found that moral reasoning is influenced by the context (setting) of a moral…