Reviews the Defining Issues Test studies (n=172) to investigate the moral development of undergraduate college students. Provides an organizational framework for analyzing educational contexts in higher education. Suggests that there are dramatic gains in moral judgment development and changes in moral reasoning during the college years. (CAJ)

This 6-month prospective study examined how differences in the frequency and nature of early mother-toddler conflict at 30 months related to individual differences in children's socioemotional development at 36 months. Findings indicated that mothers' use of justification, resolution, and mitigation in conflict at 30 months during laboratory tasks…

Compares concepts defining Kohlbergian stages of moral development with those associated with orders of hierarchical complexity determined with a generalized content-independent stage-scoring system. Finds that Kohlberg's sequence generally matches that identified with the scoring system and that contract and authority concepts match the concepts…

Proposes a model of moral judgment that builds on Lawrence Kohlberg's core assumptions. Addresses the concerns that have surfaced related to Kohlberg's work in moral judgment. Presents an overview of this model using Kohlberg's basic starting points, ideas from cognitive science, and developments in moral philosophy. (CMK)

Describes how the author incorporated a shared book reading using the multicultural book "Too Many Tamales" (by G. Soto and E. Martinez) with her urban third graders. Notes how the story provides an opportunity to consider what variables impact readers' interpretations and comprehension of text. (SG)

Pre/posttest data from 177 graduate and 196 undergraduate students in business ethics courses involving case studies and class debate showed that women and undergraduates made the most postcourse gains. Humanities majors had markedly higher posttest scores than any other majors. (Contains 13 references.) (SK)

Critiques Siedentop's keynote address, "Junior Sport and the Evolution of Sport Cultures," reviewing and rationalizing Siedentop's four goals for junior sport (educative, public health, elite development, and preserving, protecting, and enhancing specific sport practices), discussing Siedentop's views on sport as a collective cultural…

The just community--democratic--approach to moral education is applied to a prison setting at the Connecticut State Prison for Women. (Author/BB)

The literature on the use of moral discussion groups to promote moral development in young people with behavior disorders is reviewed, and the use of the intervention is analyzed. Limitations and recommendations for applying the approach are discussed. (MSE)

Reviews criticisms of traditional personality theories and describes alternative, more inclusive, theories that teachers should consider adding to their courses. Suggests that teachers expose students to theories respecting diversity, feminist approaches, theories stressing relatedness, and the reformulations of traditional theories. (KO)

It is proposed that Gilligan's 1982 work on the ethic of caring provides nursing with a paradigm for moral deliberation compatible with nursing philosophical and historical traditions of relational caring, and gives empirical support for the value of caring as a moral activity, more appropriately than Lawrence Kohlberg's theory. (MSE)

The development of character through physical education programs requires the use of specific methodologies. This article discusses ways in which physical education teachers may promote and encourage students' moral development and makes specific suggestions on how to do so. (JL)

Insists that morals are "caught, not taught," based on a multiyear field study of schools' moral life. Uses observational records to demonstrate how routine aspects of teaching convey moral messages that influence the formal curriculum. Everyday classroom life is saturated with moral meaning that shapes students' character and moral…

The internalization of environmental ethics occurs when motivation for acting responsibly in the backcountry is realized. This can be achieved through minimum impact training that explains proper techniques, provides opportunities to practice techniques, puts the responsibility to act appropriately on each individual, and explicitly links minimum…

Discusses deliberate psychological education as influenced by George Miller, Ralph Mosher, and Norm Sprinthall, and renewed calls for educational reform focusing on moral education. (JBJ)