Reflects on the ways in which children develop character as well as ways to foster moral development in elementary education communities. Includes a brief discussion of Robert Coles' documentation of moral intelligence in children, and lists several ways to aid the moral life of children in Montessori classrooms. (EV)

Discusses instructional technology versus performance technology, and how ISPI (International Society for Performance Improvement) members can position themselves within the performance field. Topics include a value proposition for performance technology, or a statement of the value that is promised to the customer; becoming conversant with other…

Discusses various career paths that special librarians can have and provides two examples of librarians who included consulting and teaching jobs in their careers. Highlights include demonstrating value to management; accurate job descriptions; personal and professional responsibilities; networking; and knowing personal priorities as well as…

Investigated the potential cognitive basis for anger in 80 children of 5, 6, 9, 11, and 15 years. Results showed that avoidability, intentionality, and motive acceptability similarly affected children's anger-related and moral judgments. Use of personal responsibility dimensions was associated with lower anger judgments. (RJC)

Examined age and sex variations in moral judgment processes in 242 respondents aged 14 to 92. Found few sex differences in stage or patterns of information-seeking. Older participants (over age 75) scored at significantly lower stage levels than younger subjects. Older participants seemed more likely than younger subjects to assimilate moral…

Examined whether amount of experience in day care affects children's ability to distinguish moral rules from conventional school-based and home-based rules. Preschoolers were questioned about legitimacy of authority of abolishing a rule and their rating of behaviors permitted and prohibited by an authority. Results revealed that previous day-care…

Examines various models of rationality. Describes mature moral thinking as a progressive integration of logical thinking, dialectical thinking, and sense of paradox. Considers the type of rationality called for by moral thinking, transformations in moral thinking undergone while acquiring rationality, and types of teaching that foster progress in…

Reports on an extensive study conducted with 10- to 12-year-old children in 3 Moscow schools to determine their aesthetic perceptions and comprehension of layers of metaphoric meanings in the Leningrad Theatre for Young Spectators' production of "Bambi." Shows that metaphoric comprehension decreases within this age group, countering the…

Presents a response to papers by several authors as they appeared in the current issue of this journal, noting similarities and differences in their opinions, and taking issue with their decontextualization and lack of attention to cultural and social issues (with the exception of Leach). (SM)

Discusses the issues involved with the selection of materials for English classrooms, particularly literary selections. Provides guidelines for teachers faced with the selection of texts. (HB)

Observes that the Kohlbergian model of morality does not give a good account of the ways in which people make moral decisions in their everyday lives. Argues that a functional model of moral judgment and moral behavior derived from evolutionary theory may supply a better account of real-life morality. (DSK)

Outlines how one veteran high school teacher wrote up an everyday moral dilemma (obliquely involving drug trafficking) for his students to discuss and solve. Notes problem-solving steps and questions, and how the students worked their way to a solution through discussion. (SR)

Study examines the relations among moral reasoning, domain specific perceived competencies, and self-reported engagement in risky behaviors (substance use and antisocial behavior) with 10th-12th grade students (N=110). Preconventional moral reasoning predicted perceptions of low behavioral competence associated with engagement in risky activity.…

Notes that moral decisions include both moral concepts and factual beliefs. Considers possible sources of variation in factual beliefs and presents research into children's and adults' thinking about practices based on factual beliefs different from their own. Discusses how individuals take these differences into account when judging the seemingly…

Discusses the intrinsic value of archive and library materials based on a project conducted by the Marburg Archive School (West Germany) to develop criteria for selecting holdings. Topics include external formal features of archive and library materials; conversion methods, including microfilming, imaging, digitization, and textual conversion;…