This second essay in a three-part series addresses what is labeled "first education"--education for the formation of character. The author argues that the attempt of contemporary social science to achieve a value-free orientation in human life can be questioned and that teachers should articulate a philosophic defense of moral training. (JMD)

Proposed is a "direct detrimental effect standard" that provides a framework for evaluating substantive grounds for dismissal of tenured faculty. It can be applied for immorality, incompetence, insubordination, financial exigency, and reduction in force. (AVAIL: Fred B. Rothman & Co., 10368 W. Centennial Rd., Littleton, CO 80123, $4.50) (MSE)

Three broad views of the educated person (classical, pragmatic, and moral) are analyzed. It is suggested that only the moral approach focuses clearly on the development of the learner as the primary end of education. To construct any general education curriculum, liberal learning goals must be determined. (Author/MLW)

The private liberal arts college's obligations and contributions to the moral decision-making process of its students and alumni are shown to be responses to questions of the meaning of human life, what is worth loving and knowing, and what is worthy of belief. (JMF)

Describes an indoor-outdoor curriculum entitled Interdisciplinary Environmental Education Minicourses (IEEM). The program exposes junior high students to environmental issues through inquiry, field studies, guest speakers and debates. (Author/SA)

Marxist-Leninist ethics were related to Communist morality in practice by surveying Soviet students' values and perceptions of the influence of parents, schools, and mass media. The content of moral education, history, and social studies curricula, and the structure of youth organizations (Octobrists, Pioneers, and Komsomal) were examined.…

The moral reasoning of teachers enrolled in education courses was examined through an administration of the Defining Issues Test. Teachers were found to be at a generally comparable level to most other adults, but below many college graduates. (JKS)

Reports the results of student-conducted field studies on attitudes toward returning lost money, policies on renting apartments to unmarried couples, college students' willingness to lend money to strangers, automobile mechanics' ability in diagnosing auto malfunctions, college students' willingness to reveal examination questions, and attitudes…

This article evaluates the position of the Ontario Ministry of Education on moral education, particularly as evidenced in the MacKay Committee report, "Religious Information and Moral Development." Finally, it suggests some reasons why formal moral education should not continue to be part of the public school curriculum. (Author/SJL)

The need for American colleges and universities to increase self-assessment, self-renewal, and self-regulation to regain public support and fend off government encroachment is discussed. The condition of American higher education, the reaction of the higher education community, and the need for a national effort are described. (Author/MLW)

Presents an overview of recent approaches to management and examines the ethical implications of using these approaches. Applies elements of these innovative systems to three cases that are both managerially and ethically complex. Claims that new processes must be developed to address ethical issues as part of all management decisions. (RJM)

Modern compulsory schooling ignores the spiritual component of human existence, to the detriment of individual and society. In American Protestant spirituality, everyone counts; a good life's requisites are spelled out: work as salvation, pain as path to self-knowledge, duty, compassion, acceptance of loss, preparation for death. But no teacher…

Argues that meritocracy's erosion of democracy is well underway in this country. Focusing on "The Bell Curve: Intelligence and Class Structure in American Life" and "The Revolt of the Elites and the Betrayal of Democracy," the essay examines the concept of the cognitive elite, explains how the new meritocracy arose, and…

Explored children's conscience using narrative measures of responses to hypothetical moral dilemmas and objective measures. Found that children who experienced more power-assertive maternal discipline produced fewer themes of commitment to and concern about good behavior and were more poorly internalized on observed and mother-reported measures.…

This article focuses on ways to integrate ethical issues in physical and sport education into professional action without involving institutional control, considering an individual approach to teaching-coaching practices that builds students' ethical decision making skills and develops character. Issues for group discussion and individual…