This article is concerned with the educational use of school owned land. The Ann Arbor, Michigan School Site Policy is discussed in detail. The goal of this policy statement is to encourage land use as a classroom to teach students the ecological principles that govern their survival on earth. (MA)

The relationships between 54 sixth grade students' performance on the Piagetian balance beam and bending rods tasks were correlated with their answers to value-laden questions. Significant positive relationships were observed. Implications from these findings for science instruction are discussed. (CP)

Discusses five ethical dilemmas concerned with the relationships among students' rights and responsibilities to know, the methods through which this knowledge is obtained, and the purposes for which knowledge is studied. Ethics are seen as a parity of rights and responsibilities among students, educators, and parents; they are placed in a…

Discusses the increasing activity among scholars and teachers to develop multicultural textbooks and curriculum materials. Recommends that teachers encourage students to be cultural relativists on all cultural issues except ethical ones. (Author/DB)

As long as attendance remains the chief avenue to schooling credentials and these credentials remain prerequisites to jobs, social compulsion will remain more dominant than legal compulsion. (JD)

Discusses alternative instructional arrangements in teaching of values. Suggestions include values as a course or major, discussing values in all subjects, values in out-of-class experiences and counseling settings. Student personnel programs, institution's financial commitments and combining lectures with counseling suggested as means to ensure…

Discusses the general neglect of values education in the student development approach to student personnel work--specifically, the issue of integrity. Summarizes the relatedness of three goals of values education to the issue of integrity in student development, and concludes that the values education perspective provides some helpful approaches.…

Examines the policy relevance of assertions that hypothetical social benefits generated by higher education satisfy normal public investment criteria and the question of whether even the existence of social benefits is a sufficient condition for subsidization. The need for examination of alternative funding systems is highlighted. (Editor/JT)

The author discusses ways in which Kohlberg's "just community" may be created in the classroom, fostering the moral growth of children through utilization of pre-existing roles, relationships, and interactions. (MJB)

Discusses the Middle Path Approach to development, a recognized trait in the Buddhist culture of Sri Lanka and one that has traditionally emphasized adult education, and (2) the Sarvodaya Shramadana, a nongovernmental voluntary movement which integrates Buddhist values into contemporary direct action programs for self-reliant and cooperative rural…

Examines the effect of athletic-related activities on peer-group culture of students at a predominantly working-class middle school. Reports that certain extracurricular activities influence the male and female cultures of early adolescents by promoting specific values which are incorporated into the informal peer-culture of the school.…

Argues that current adolescent literature has as its recurring hero the outsider and that unlike literature of the 1950s which encouraged conformity, today's literature for young adults encourages them to remain individuals even at the cost of breaking with society. (SRT)

Investigated the relationship between the accuracy of counselor perceptions of client work values and client satisfaction with service received. Participants were recruited from five rehabilitation workshops. Counselor and client perceptions of client work values were significantly different and a significant relationship existed between the…

Demonstrated differences by sex in personal and career developmental values for graduates from five types of colleges. Made statistical adjustments for socio-economic and high school academic achievement. Indicated that although the changes were not greatly influenced by college type, there were major differences in the entering values of…

Although Congress now recognizes education as central to America's economic standing, education should also be supported to sustain democracy. Scholar R. Freeman Butts argues that civic learning is education's "prime purpose." Administrators should work to instill commitment to the common good so that America continues to select rational, humane…