Proposes a framework on teaching as a moral activity. After discussing recent arguments about the moral dimensions of teaching, examines larger societal disagreements about the concept of the moral, arguing that the moral dimensions of teaching can be derived from the practice itself rather than from a theoretical or philosophical posture…

Oakland, California's Developmental Studies Center has identified "sense of community" in school as a pivotal condition for children's ethical, social, moral, and academic development. Practices such as class meetings, collaborative learning, and buddies will not build community unless designed to meet that goal. Academic learning is…

Picture books, showing young characters' struggles to control their anger and cope under stress, are cornerstones of the East Side San Jose Schools' Leadership through Ethical Action and Development (LEAD) program. Sponsored by the Markkula Center, LEAD enrolls 11 university student leaders who share their knowledge of ethical behavior with…

Summarizes research on parental influences on risk of adolescents becoming pregnant or causing a pregnancy. Findings are most consistent that parent-child closeness, parental supervision/regulation of children's activities, and parents' values against teen intercourse decrease risk. Findings about parent-child sexual communication are…

Successful environmental stewardship education influences beliefs, values, and behaviors related to specific environmental issues. Programs should address the variables that have been correlated with behavior change. Behavior change takes time, and requires a combination of formal and nonformal sequential learning experiences within a supportive…

Discusses the use of German literature in courses teaching cross-cultural management. The article argues that literature depicting society and culture promotes effective business interaction. It also attempts to clarify the benefits of using literary texts to supplement theoretical texts on international business. (26 references) (Author/CK)

Current university tenure and promotion criteria are examined critically, and it is suggested that they are both an effect and a source of gender bias. Current working assumptions regarding what constitutes good research, teaching, and service and the relative importance of each reflect and perpetuate masculine values and practices, preventing…

Evidence gathered from a study of nine teacher education programs shows that lay culture norms among education students are strongly ingrained. Teacher education as it is currently structured is a weak intervention to alter views regarding the teaching and management of diverse learners. (SLD)

Utilizes questionnaires to examine Carugati and Mugny's assertion that social representations of intelligence are organized both by social identity and unfamiliarity. Discovers a consensus concerning representations of intelligence organized by social identity. Includes a copy of the questionnaire, breakdown of the responses, and other statistical…

Presents a case study of a multiethnic, inner-city secondary school to determine features of masculine construction within the lives of two groups of adolescent males. It reveals the way in which a selection of masculine forms may evolve according to differing internalized value structures and how the institution itself influences the personal…

Teaching young people prosocial values and nonagressive responses to problems is challenging, especially in a culture valuing individuality and personal independence. This article describes two American value orientations (individual rights and multiculturalism) that engender personal aggression and outlines three strategies for coping with the…

As his family joins him at his grandfather's burial, the author muses on the direction and lessons he gained from his grandfather's stories. He recognizes the interconnectedness of his present-day life and goals with the teachings and influences of his ancestors, even those he did not personally know. (TD)

Describes differences between systems-rationalist and subjectivist-interpretivist inquiry. Maintains that much of the enormous potential of subjectivist-interpretivist research could be lost due to the consequences of choices and compromises that researchers make in conceptualizing, proposing, and conducting subjectivist inquiry in the…

Before 1994, South Africa had a complex education system, characterized by multiple, loosely connected bureaucracies; inequitable resource distribution; and concentrated, oligarchic power. The new government is striving to democratize education by dismantling and dismembering the old institution. Blacks and whites must cooperate to make it happen.…

Examines cultural perspectives of educational administration students and selected faculty at a midwestern university college of education. Two distinct cultures developed: a vocational culture composed of part-time doctoral students and education faculty and an academic culture composed of instructors of professional common-core subjects.…