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Article: Use of Ethical Dilemmas to Contribute to the Knowledge and Behavior of High School Students.
- Article from:
- High School Journal
- Article date:
- April 1, 2001
- Author:
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In the educational environment, there is increasing interest in the teaching of ethics. At one time teaching was teaching ethics. Ethics was taught through literature, history, and other courses where applicable. Today, there is diminishing influence of churches and families in instilling ethical values in our youth, causing widespread decline in ethical standards. This decline creates a need for attention to ethics education, leading to attempts by educational systems to teach ethics in the academic environment. The following are examples of the movement toward including ethics education in the curriculum.
Ethics in the Curriculum
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