Suggests a procedure for the evaluation of the department chairperson. Emphasizes the benefits and importance of such evaluations. Claims minimal attention has been given to such evaluations and offers suggestions. Provides a list of 19 evaluation items used. (Author/NL)

Examines dilemmas caused when people seek to extend their moral community beyond themselves and their blood relations. Discusses limits of a moral community. Explores the entitlements included in an extended moral view. Discusses how this extension is achieved and who decides outcomes. Comments on when responsibility ends. (JS)

The literature on the use of moral discussion groups to promote moral development in young people with behavior disorders is reviewed, and the use of the intervention is analyzed. Limitations and recommendations for applying the approach are discussed. (MSE)

Discusses the problems involved in assigning descriptors to works of art for online museum catalogs. The topics covered include the subjectivity of the analysis of art, factors that affect the cataloging of museum collections, and the online systems developed by various museums. (17 references) (CLB)

Explores the relationship between moral judgment level and authoritarian and ethnocentric attitudes. Hypothesizes that higher levels of moral judgment are related to anti-authoritarian and anti-ethnocentric attitudes. Results of the Sociomoral Reflection Objective Measure and scales for authoritarism and ethnocentrism indicate that moral judgment…

Examines some theoretical arguments for teaching moral education in classroom. Investigates how use of fiction might enhance moral education. Presents specific strategy for teaching moral reasoning through fiction, using Mark Twain's novel, "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," as example. (Author/NB)

Argues that achieving the objectives of moral education (e.g., enabling students to learn how to govern themselves and exercise moral autonomy) requires consideration of both subjective and objective aspects of moral matters. Discusses Mordecai Nisan's concept of moral balance, with respect to conflict resolution. Applies the model in a discussion…

Male and female college administrators in Taiwan were surveyed for their responses to a selection of moral dilemmas. These responses were then scored for comparison purposes according to three models: (1) Kohlberg's theory of moral development; (2) Gilligan's proposed ethic of care and responsibility; and (3) Mennuti's (1987) discovery of a…

The influence of anger on mothers' judgments of children and socialization was examined in a 5-week study of 48 mothers of 6- to 8-year-old children. Findings provided evidence that angry mothers expect their children to act more negatively, thereby supporting the proposal that anger may negatively bias parents' reactions. (SH)

At age 13, and for the next 20 years, male subjects were periodically interviewed about their moral judgments. Adolescents with mature use of defense mechanisms reasoned at higher stages of moral judgment 10 to 20 years after the initial interview than did those with immature use of defense mechanisms. (BC)

Research designed to identify the best evaluation measure(s) for interactive information retrieval (IR) performance studied 20 measures in a natural IR environment with 40 real end users. These users found overall search value to be the most important factor and recall was more important than precision. Additional evaluation criteria are suggested…

Responds to model presented in previous article on counseling the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infected client. Discusses ethical issues related to Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). Concludes that careful analysis of interests at stake and appreciation of changing sociomedical context in which they arise are requisite to ethical…

Sixth and tenth graders and college students were asked to apply moral judgments which they had made about a familiar context to contexts in cultures different from their own. Most subjects contextualized their judgments with respect to cultures with different informational beliefs but made nonrelativistic judgments with respect to cultures with…

A study measured the effectiveness of a college course that instructed students to critically evaluate therapeutic claims for foods, nutrient supplements, weight reduction products and diets, and alternative health care. Pretests and posttests of experimental and comparison groups found experimental group students had desirable changes in source…

Examined 6-, 8-, and 10-year olds' conceptions of flags as social conventions and their understandings of the symbolic and psychological consequences associated with transgressions toward flags. Found that despite age-related increases in understanding of flags as meaningful collective symbols, children at all ages considered transgressions to be…