Three special features related to increasing attention given to the relationships between scientific and social, political, moral and legal issues are presented. One article is presented which questions whether the traditional scientific norms provided adequate guidance for scientists in their interaction with public officials, the news media, and…

This project represents an attempt to systematically investigate the ethical problems and issues arising from scientific research, and to develop material for an undergraduate course in this area. The investigation was based primarily on interviews of scientists and by an extensive review of literature. The text is designed for science majors at…

Confidentiality, long a concern, has become, with the increase in counseling and therefore personal data of even greater concern to counselors. Most of the time, counselors accept this responsibility without guide lines for release of information, either by the local district or by the state in which they work. Counselors are seeking assurances…

Reports of job-hopping, opportunism, grantsmanship, and wheeling-dealing, based on the availability of federal research funds, by university faculty has created much concern in governmental and educational circles about the ethical problems these activities pose for the academic profession. In 1963, the Office of Science and Technology(OST) and…

This research was undertaken to check on the existence of the impression that teachers do see girls as more moral than boys, and to assess the accuracy of the teachers' perceptions. A random sample of sixth grade children was selected from 10 classes in a middle class and a working class school to fit a balanced factorial design with two factors,…

Traditional concepts of speech ethics are based on either "national value" or "formula value" theories. The national value theory asserts that the ethical standards by which a speaker and a speech are evaluated must reflect established societal mores. The formula value theory delineates a set of rules for the student to follow in the process of…

This study represents an attempt to relate activist ideology to behavior in settings that are not explicitly political. Two characteristics, interpersonal trust and a need for ethical consistency, were translated into empirical questions and studied accordingly. Subjects were undergraduate college students who scored low or high on the New Left…

Thirteen conference papers focus on the education of educable (EMR) and trainable (TMR) mentally retarded children. Topics include comparisons of development of reasoning, moral judgment, moral conduct, and long term memory in normals and retardates. Other papers examine use of an interactive unit in teaching arithmetic, verbal information…

This essay discusses three problem areas in values clarification: (1) the definition of value, (2) the characterization of effective treatment, and (3) the moral point of view. (CD)

This article presents 11 generalizations which summarize Lawrence Kohlberg's research into cognitive moral development. (DE)

Obtaining the consent of human participants in the conduct of research is a growing concern in research circles, particularly in university settings. Informed consent is the agreement of a person, or an authorized representative, to participate in a research activity. The paper offers suggestions for obtaining informed consent. (NG)

In a survey, American Society for Training and Development members were asked to identify actual unethical training behaviors. Content analysis revealed six major categories: (1) inadequate professional development, (2) confidence violations, (3) use of cure-all programs, (4) dishonesty regarding program outcomes, (5) failure to give credit, and…

A review of this court case leads to an examination of the historical and contemporary assumptions regarding the social and educational context of the use of corporal punishment on children. (MP)

Need for a critical and analytical approach to ethics of terminal care is suggested by considering a series of unexamined questions regarding justification of terminal care. If terminal care is a moral and ethical enterprise, such considerations must be given a more prominent place in discussions of the hospice movement. (Author)