Investigated relationship of preschoolers' helping behaviors and their younger peer-directed internal state language, perspective-taking, and attendance at mixed-age day care. Found that helping behaviors were positively related to frequency of vocal turns to younger peer, perspective-taking ability, and length of day care attendance;…

Argues for a procedure for moral education that begins by categorizing the meaning of moral, establishing what counts as good performance, framing assessment methods, and devising experiments in methods for moral education that result in practical recommendations. Explains that it must be decided what counts as moral reasoning. (CMK)

Presents points of agreement with DeVries, Zan, and Hildebrandt: overall educational philosophy, the developmental path from egocentrism to reciprocity, and educational approaches when fundamental ethical principles are at stake. Examines the substantial differences in perspectives regarding the substance of morality, the process of teaching…

Explores John Wilson's ideas on moral education, arguing against Wilson's criticism of virtue theory. Evaluates Wilson's account of moral education from the perspective of a neo-Aristotelian sense of morality and moral development. Focuses on a part of Wilson's work, "A New Introduction to Moral Education." (CMK)

Frames a study of seventh graders with poststructuralist resistance theory, which defines resistance as socially constructed. Situates resistance within a school's moral code and climate. Advocates replacement of rules and policies in a punishment culture with an expressive-collaborative model for the formation of ethical thinking. (Contains 26…

Argues that two-year college business programs need to provide moral guidance and leadership to students to help stem the proliferation of fraudulent and questionable financial reporting practices. Reviews amoral and moral unity theories of business ethics. Discusses barriers to ethical instruction in business curricula, and ways to overcome them.…

A student of the 1950s reflects on how moral issues were ignored in both the college curriculum and campus activities, and reviews research on moral development. Milestones in research on moral development since then are reviewed and applied to circumstances of individual colleges to encourage the creation of opportunities for student moral…

Discusses a study of moral types (autonomous vs. heteronomous) based on Kohlberg's theory of moral development in order to establish cross-cultural validity. The sample included kibbutz-educated Israeli adolescents. Compares results to studies of adolescents in the United States, Turkey, Taiwan, and the Bahamas. Israeli subject were most likely to…

Proposes that narratives (stories) are a central factor in moral development. Discusses recent theoretical contributions of Bruner, Sarbin, Spence, and Tulving. Discusses the following aspects of moral development: (1) empathy; (2) caring and commitment; (3) interpersonal interaction; and (4) personal character and personality. Comments on…

Argues that composition teachers must examine critically the assumptions that govern their personal lives and professional practices. Points out that value-free education can be negative if it effectively supports an unjust status quo. Suggests that composition instruction should be designed to trigger student analysis of society and its…

Contrary to social control theory, adolescent boys' belief in the efficacy of honesty had little impact on minor deviant activities, whereas deviance had a large effect on beliefs. A situational theory of crime is needed to conceptualize the reciprocal causal relationship of beliefs and deviant behavior. Contains 60 references. (SV)

Studied effect of teaching style on moral development of prison inmates by comparing teacher-centered pedagogical style and learner-centered andragogical style. Results support use of andragogical style to produce moral development in adult students in correctional setting. (Author/BH)

This bibliography lists and annotates 10 references on gifted education, including journal articles and book sections. The references deal with curriculum content, creativity, moral reasoning, mathematical problem solving, cooperative learning, minority students' standardized test scores, and minority students' under-representation in gifted…

Examines the issue of moral relativism as it pertains to conceptualizations of gender effect on moral development. Reviews positions of theorists regarding the importance of formal and contextually relative criteria to the development of moral reasoning. Argues that neither a justice nor a caring ethic alone can solve the problem of moral…

Theoretical differences between Kohlberg and Dewey are discussed, with emphasis on fundamental differences in their interpretations of the nature of morality. (IAH)