This article contrasts the personal philosophies of Horace Mann and feminist Olympia Brown as manifested in the educational policies and daily school life at Ohio's Antioch College during the early years of the "great experiment" with "equal" coeducation. (JDH)

Using data collected from 50 college students, researchers tested the hypothesis that men tend to consider moral dilemmas in terms of justice and individual rights, whereas women are chiefly concerned with care and personal relationships. The respondent women were more likely to employ predominantly care considerations, but content of the specific…

Describes a classroom project in which 7-year-olds debated the controversial issue of the building of a new road to their town. Data collection and interviews culminated in a "public inquiry." Purposes included developing moral values, promoting decision-making skills, and developing autonomy. (Author/CH)

This monograph examines the assessment of moral development over the past half century. Recent renewed interest in the field has led to the creation of new techniques and to the refinement of existing methods. Unsolved problems in theory and in technical development provide challenges for researchers in the future. (LMO)

Defines rationality and morality and contends that learning to be moral must be based on more than value-neutral approaches which stress process over content. Argues that instruction in moral principles need not be simple bald exposition, but must include proofs, evidences, and arguments, making it nondogmatic and fully compatible with the…

The evolution and goals of teaching medical ethics, the nature of medical ethics, and integrating such teaching into the curriculum are examined. Because moral considerations are as much a part of medical decisions as technical considerations, teaching is best done in the context of real cases. (Author/MLW)

Dilemma content had a significant effect on moral judgement, with a tendency for each age group to use a higher level of judgment when the situation described was age-appropriate. Results indicated a significant age difference on a measure of spontaneous role taking: old persons made more definitive moral judgments than the younger adults.…

Examined is whether a liberal state can concede parents the right to bring up their children in a given religion and whether a liberal parent (one committed to a range of liberal values) can consistently and in good conscience claim such a right. (RM)

Interprets the humanities as a rich and essential resource for understanding and making human choices in the real late twentieth century world. (MSE)

Kurt Hahn valued the adventure ethic for the qualities of character it developed, but his particular concern was the development of personal and social responsibility and compassion. Samaritan service is the key element in institutions, such as the Round Square Conference Schools, founded or inspired by the mature Hahn. (JHZ)

Examined differences in responses to retaliation against sexual assault in a study of 107 students who read vignettes in which the victim or her fiance shot the rapist. Results indicated women regarded the retaliation as more morally justified and were more lenient in their legal judgments. (JAC)

Attacks the McCarran-Walter immigration law, which is used to deny entry into the United States to foreigners holding views government officials deem subversive. Discusses several specific cases in which the act was used to deny entry to writers, political figures, and educators. (EL)

Examines the promulgation of authors' ideologies in children's literature through the politics of advocacy, attack, and assent. (HOD)

Describes the Child Development Project in California, which holds that academic and character education are equally important goals for schools. The project has been established to produce long-lasting effects on children's "prosocial" development. (MD)

Reviews the history of the passage of the Hatch Amendment. Defines the regulations and examines testimony given during congressional hearings. Discusses the implications of the amendment. (MD)