Discusses government proposals to do away with compulsory worship in British schools and speculates on the role and content of religious education without worship. Concludes that the study of religious phenomena and underlying principles (theology) may prove too superficial to provide a deep understanding of the significance of religion. (GEA)

Using cross country skiing and snowmobiling as contrasting examples of leisure activity (amusement or recreation), this article shows how to use the tenth book of Aristotle's NICHOMACHIAN ETHICS to help high school students make intelligent decisions on a variety of activities. (JDH)

Examines the state of peace education in the school curriculum and its relation to values education. Presents paradigm to examine values analytically. Suggests administrators, policy makers, and values educators consider what indoctrination is occurring, what ought to be happening, and what progress can be made toward instituting authentic ethical…

The authors present the need for a comprehensive, integrative theory of correctional education. This article applies the paradigm concept to correctional education (CE) in North America. It has five parts: (1) background, (2) paradigm processes, (3) the U.S. CE paradigm, (4) the Canadian CE paradigm, and (5) conclusion. (Author/CT)

Reviews the life and works of Jean Paul Richter, a German educator of the early 1800s, who is best known for his book, "Levana," a once widely read book on teaching young children. (JDH)

Surveys selected British schoolbooks for controversial racial and multicultural content (checklist provided at end of article). Notes customary procedure for textbook production and suggests ways to bring about changes. (JDH)

Values education should be an essential part of the athletic experience, say these writers, who have developed a model for accomplishing that end. The model calls for specific effort to be directed toward teaching in the affective domain. (Author/TE)

A program integrating cost awareness--a perspective balancing the physician's ethical obligations to individual patients with duties to the society that pays medical costs--into major required courses of the four-year medical curriculum addresses the social aspects of medical care, patient care strategy, resource utilization, and the legal system…

Examined kinds of sexual communication between 48 sets of parents and their adolescent daughters. Results are described in three levels: (1) direct informational communication between mother and daughter; (2) mutual discussions containing behavior guidelines; and (3) general family discussion of sociosexual issues. (JAC)

Americans are concerned about ethical standards. The author suggests that colleges and universities have an obligation to offer courses in applied ethics. (LBH)

Arguing that ethics is an important part of technical communication, this book discusses ethics in the broad sense including not only the act of communication but also where technical information came from and how it likely will be used. It is intended for advanced undergraduate and graduate audiences, and assumes some familiarity with technical…

This paper examines how teachers begin to think about ethics. A partnership between one elementary educator and one doctoral student writing her dissertation on educational ethics was formed. The project has grown to include four vantage points, or sightlines for viewing this issue. The four views come: (1) through the lenses provided by the…

The decisions today's students make ripple outward to their immediate family and school community. How can teachers help students make the right decisions and do the right things? When teachers help students make the connection between character and conduct, they begin to offer students a safe environment conducive to learning. This book shows how…

The perspective taken in this paper is that of a person (now an educator) born in the United States in 1947 who did not experience any forms of deprivation, overt discrimination, or doubt about the future while growing up in the Midwest. The paper discusses two books which identified values which are at the core of U.S. society: "The Morality…

This character education guide, for grades Pre-K through 12, presents field-generated, field-tested ideas for integrating character education with daily learning. The ideas are varied in design, scope, and developmental levels and range from half-hour lessons to school-wide events to year-long courses. Each unit (50 in all) is built on particular…