Considers two contending views of moral reading, the "fabulist" or antibook view and "affective" or values clarification view, and argues for the superiority of the latter view. (HTH)

Notes that both liberals and conservatives have criticized values clarification courses on the grounds that they assume only one correct position regarding values: ethical relativism. Maintains that values clarification fails to live up to its own claims of openness and neutrality. (Author/JM)

Outlines methods of teaching moral issues to undergraduate students using works of Lawrence Kohlberg, William Perry, Jr., Erik Erikson, and Elisabeth Kubler-Ross in conjunction with literary tests. Encourages comparative and illustrative studies of literature and film. Suggests student participation in cognitive and moral decision making of…

Presents and analyzes moral-ethical issues that arise in administration and concludes that past descriptive, objective, and scientific approaches to administration have failed to take full account of the moral-ethical dimension of human existence. (Author/WD)

Examining current opinions of moral education, the author criticizes both the notion that moral education makes explicit the hidden values in an academic curriculum and the view that education can be value-free; concluding that schools already have the only moral educationists they need--teachers. (Author/SJL)

Investigated the extent to which able-bodied and disabled college student accept biblical notions associating sin and disability. A substantial minority believed sin can cause disability. People with the strongest agreement with biblical ideas had the least contact with the disabled. (Author)

Discusses Jimmy Carter's use of religious-political discourse in the 1976 presidential campaign. Concludes that his speeches reaffirmed our civic piety and faith in America, communicated trustworthiness, served as a source of identification with evangelicals and religionists, and generated media attention. (JMF)

Examines reported value priorities among high school students using a 20-item attitude scale. (SS)

The right of the individual to make personal choices in health matters without undue pressure from health educators is discussed. (JD)

In order for leftists to mobilize effective resistance to current economic policies, they must confront right wing groups whose chief rallying points are opposition to feminism and sexual freedom, glorification of the traditional patriarchal family, and advocacy of authoritarian moral and religious values. (Author/GC)

After giving a brief description of Kohlberg's theoretical position and his recommendations regarding the promotion of higher level judgments in the schools, the article details the difficulties with the implementation of Kohlberg's moral decision curriculum and notes that the unfeasibility is borne out by empirical findings. (SB)

Assesses the reliability and validity of the Ethics Position Questionnaire: an instrument with two scales, one measuring idealism and another measuring the rejection of universal moral principles in favor of relativism. (Author/SS)

Studies were conducted in 1968 and 1976 to examine changes in the moral values of high school and college students. Lessening commitments to conventional values and increasing cynicism were evidenced among the more affluent students who expressed more willingness to engage in illegal activities than did less affluent students. (GC)

Hague's theory of moral-conflict counseling is criticized because of its excessive vagueness. Implicit in Hague's theory is the hypothesis that effective counselors must be at Kohlberg's most principled stages of moral reasoning. Using an empirical test, author concluded that teachers may be unable to use Hague's therapy. (Author)

The overall military ethic, which suggests that the military exists to serve to protect national values in accordance with the Constitution and the government it established, is examined. Also considered are the military's internal ethics, which influence how well the military as an institution does its job. (JMF)