The work described in this paper views the Protestant Ethic as a dispositional variable and attempts to characterize its psychological meaning in terms of its relationship with other personality variables and with occupational interests. (Author)

Presents an instrument designed to enable the reader to determine his philosophical position. Bibliography. (LC)

Author argued that philosophers are experts, that the moral sphere is central to the concern of the philosopher of education, that in one sense evaluation is his business, and that ideally philosphers ought to issue practical directives in education. (Author/RK)

An examination of the moral obligation of the present generation to future generations must take into consideration population, conservation, and genetic and environmental issues. Five presuppositions about the nature of humanity in the future are discussed. (AM)

Illustrates how Black folklore such as slave spirituals and trickster tales expressed social messages, psychological attitudes, and moral views within the system of slavery. (MJL)

Explores situational and cognitive-developmental factors affecting 223 high-school and college students' moral thinking and moral decision-making about a hypothetical dilemma. (MP)

A 1981 study confirmed many of the findings of a 1968 study which examined the values of fourth year pupils in an English comprehensive school. For example, in both studies, students rejected ideal models in favor of "myself" choices. (Author/RM)

Drawing on the work of symbolic anthropologists and Kenneth Burke, the authors analyze the meanings beneath the antisugar "popular science" literature of the 1970s. (PD)

Asseverates the morality of "The Catcher in the Rye," emphasizing that teachers need not defend the book on purely literary terms. (JL)

Analyzed episodes of "All My Children" and "General Hospital," as reported in the 1980 issues of "Soap Opera Digest." Found that moral violations tended to be resolved consistently with traditional moral standards. Suggests that criticisms of soap operas' effects on morals may not be totally warranted. (PD)

Illustrates the extreme diversity of private education and defends the use of the term "private" or "nonpublic." (WD)

Points to three deficiencies in values clarification as a program of moral education; i.e., failure to distinguish the intellectual traits essential in moral valuing; failure to contribute to students' moral development; and failure to consider the purpose and mechanics of moral argument. Concludes that values clarification promotes ethical…