Eight American values/beliefs that affect speech/language service delivery are examined: the importance of time, the need for directness in communication, the appropriateness of informality in communication, the belief in equality, the necessity and efficacy of rehabilitation, the importance of independence, family involvement in rehabilitation,…

Investigates the extent to which people interpret real-life moral dilemmas in terms of an internal moral orientation or the content of the dilemma. Lists the opinions of 30 women and 30 men describing their views on real-life prosocial, antisocial, and social pressure types of moral dilemmas. Includes references. (CMK)

Discusses Maria Montessori's five pedagogical guidelines for her Cosmic Education concept: starting with the larger context; treating planet Earth as a cosmic organism; stressing similarities among seemingly different groups of people, organisms, or objects; showing chains of interdependence among all things; and examining behavior from a cosmic…

Demonstrates how teacher inquiry offers a way to study and implement character education by exploring teacher inquiry projects at a Professional Development School. Presents background information and describes four different types of inquiry. Provides examples of how character education principles connect with teacher inquiry. (CMK)

Considers the way moral meanings are created, Expressed, and negotiated in the actions and words of participants as they engage in a collaborative science activity. Offers an analysis of two excerpts from a video recording of a third grade classroom in which two students work with each other and with a visiting teacher on an experiment that…

Analyzes discourse in six teacher/parent conferences in Swedish special schools, focusing on work around moral values by parents and teachers in the conferences, as well as on possible threats to such work. Argues that the discourse is, to a large extent, consensus oriented. (Author/JL)

Reports on a psychoeducational workshop, a structured procedure for making socially responsible choices. Goal of the workshop is to reduce criminal recidivism by broadening the participants' ethical views and teaching them new skills for coping more effectively with life's everyday problems. Suggests guidelines for implementing group. (Author/JDM)

Study identifies gender and ethnic beliefs about cigarette smoking and abstention from smoking. The development of the moral/ethical theme is discussed along with the study results. Recommendations are presented for future research to clarify influences for smoking and not smoking by gender and ethnic group among adolescents. (Author/GCP)

Ponders issue of schools, school prayer, and religion. Shows how a teachable moment can promote moral and societal values without imposing specific views of any particular religion. Argues that religious perspectives can and should be part of the study of art, literature, and history, and that books can be used as literary sources linking religion…

Examines teachers' eroding authority regarding curriculum, moral education, and ethical rigor. The destruction of the Second Temple (AD 70) produced an authority crisis in Jewish society when high priests and ritual sacrifices were eliminated. In response, rabbis redefined authority and vested it in the teacher-student relationship. (Contains 11…

While college faculty complain about student cheating and plagiarism, many do little or nothing about it. Few lodge formal complaints against individual students, finding the campus judicial process laborious, and punishments often unrelated to the offense. At institutions with honor codes, the issues can be different, with reporting of…

Compared judgments of maltreated and nonmaltreated preschoolers regarding moral transgressions. Found that all children evaluated moral transgressions as very serious, punishable, and wrong in the absence of rules. Moral judgments and justifications differed as a function of context and type of transgression but not maltreatment status. Affective…

Argues that unethical behavior is caused by a corruption of the construal process and is driven by a desire for personal gain and results from an erroneous conclusion that an unethical action is morally acceptable. Contrasts this argument to the constructivist theory of unethical behavior as a moral judgment/behavior breakdown. (CMK)

Presents results on the status of moral development of apprentices in the business context within different types of situations. States that the results seem to support the hypothesis of "moral segmentation," contrary to Kohlberg's theory of homogeneity, and indicate that individual patterns of moral judgment are to a large extent…

Describes the scope and difficulty of ethical issues that face every center director; advises professionals to access the NAEYC Code of Ethical Conduct as a source of guidance. Describes the ethical dimensions of the directorship and the role that the director plays in promoting professional ethics. Advocates future dialogue to craft additional…