Three moral dilemmas designed to teach elementary students about the values conflicts in the Revolutionary War are provided. (DE)

Both the ethics of the profession and state school law require teachers to model in the conduct of education the behavior they expect of their students. Examples of the disparity between practice and creed imply a need for educators to face up to the moral obligations of their profession. (Author)

Empirically weighted scores for Rest's Defining Issues Test were found to be more reliable than the simple sum of scores theoretically weighted sum, or Rest's p scores. They also had slightly higher correlations with Kohlberg's interview scores. Empirically weighted scores also showed more significant change in two longitudinal studies. (CTM)

Examines the meaning of the term "ethos" in a rhetorical context, proposing a way to differentiate among the different forms of ethos. Explores the implications of such an examination for composition teachers. (RL)

Formal efforts at value inculcation or value clarification cannot succeed until the social and professional ethics of the school itself are consistent with professed standards. (Editor)

Urges teachers and community leaders to come together to decide how schools can be "restructured in their core elements--grades, sports, teacher-pupil relations--to make them sources of ethical conduct rather than training grounds for cheating and coping with arbitrary authority". Also warns that early reading can suppress the creative…

In this comment, the authors point to the need for editorial criteria (or censorship) in the publication of scientific research. Specifically, they refer to an article on transracial adoption and I Q, previously published in this journal, whose discussion section contained implications that could be misinterpreted by some readers. (AM)

This County in West Virginia is the scene of a continuing protest over the content of textbooks used in the public schools. This protest is interpreted as the politics of life style concern. Protestors are expressing a direct concern about the erosion of their control over their way of life. (Author/AM)

Explores the relationships among social change, values, and education. Concludes that educators should inquire into and teach about values through classic works by authors such as Homer, Plato, Ibsen, and Mark Twain. (Author/DB)

The reliability and construct validity of the Kohlberg Moral Judgment Scale, the Gilligan et al's Sexual Moral Development Scale, Maitland and Goldman's Objective Moral Development Scale, and Hogan's Maturity of Moral Judgment Scale were compared for a sample of male and female graduate students. (EVH)

Cheating in the classroom appears to be widespread at all levels of American education. This research review examines: (1) characteristics of cheaters, (2) situational factors influencing the student's decision to cheat or not to cheat, and (3) reasons for cheating, as reported by students. (Author/GDC)

Discusses the value of simulation games in moral education in four categories: fun and games; games as simulations of real life; games as motivators; and morality and game theory. Also examines the gaming aspects of morality, as well as the physical, psychological, precedent-setting, and internal consequences of an action. (Author/JK)

Current sustained criticism of legal education in the U.S. is reviewed regarding the role of law schools, which are strategically positioned to influence the composition, abilities, and attitudes of members of the legal profession. Focus is on the distribution of legal services and on personal morality. (LBH)

Reviews a fictitious case study used as a values-clarifying teaching strategy for students of human genetics and bioethics. (SL)

Finds no group differences in moral judgment between learning-disabled children and normal achievers. Discusses the results in terms of behavior problems associated with the learning-disabled. (RL)