Schools are responsible for civic education and for educating the students so they may live together. This means that they need to develop educative processes that take into account the social and affective dimension of the classroom, such as improvements in the atmosphere at school and the quality of teacher-student relationships. Practical…

Both cognitive and affective goals may be achieved through choice of instructional strategies in any particular subject area. Appropriate instructional strategies include socratic peer discussion of dilemmas, values clarification techniques, role playing, simulation and games, creative dramatics, and various classroom investigation techniques (the…

Discusses the affective factors that underpin and guide moral judgements. Suggests a pedagogical model for affective development in moral education, based upon the expanding social environment in which a person defines and redefines him/herself and that environment's relation to the educational milieu. (DMM)

The author gives examples of how the concept of open education can be implemented and of what its successes and satisfactions can be. She also discusses the relevance of Dewey's philosophy to open education, noting the relationship of setting, evaluation, and curriculum to the larger issue of moral and social development. (AJ)

Presents a dilemma situation with a real conflict for the central characters, two conflicting values or moral issues, and is intended to generate disagreement among students about the appropriate action to be taken. A teacher's guide is included. (Author/SA)

Presents an educational game intended to teach children proper cat care. It is intended for lower elementary-aged children and may be used as a classroom activity. (SA)

The educational objectives of Project Search are discussed. Project Search is a pilot consortium of school districts across the state of New York which was initiated by the University of the State of New York. Focusing on the need for humanistic education in elementary and secondary schools, the project attempts to serve as a vehicle for…

The report on values education in cross-cultural studies applies the methods of cultural anthropology to values education and provides guidelines for the selection, organization, and application of values education. It is designed for use by teachers and curriculum developers. The major features of five approaches to values education are…

The purpose of the paper is to stress the development of content-centered classroom activities useful for attaining values clarification and/or moral development goals. The objective is to help teachers understand the formulation of content-centered learning activities so that they will be able to plan and produce their own value sheets or moral…

The major premise of the three essays in this booklet is that moral education in the schools is and will become even more explicit and direct. Another premise is that only through education do people become moral; ethical behavior arises neither from psychological predetermination nor from instinct. New approaches to moral education are necessary…