Supports the study of the lives of notable personages from the past and their aspirations and achievements to provide role models and help students recognize when they are making value judgments. Uses a 16th-century mystic and saint, Teresa of Avila, as an example applicable to contemporary educational concerns. (DMM)

Discusses faith in the context of Catholic education as a way of knowing. Describes James Fowler's developmental theories showing the presence of a sequence in the way individuals experience intellectual growth. Presents six short theoretical characterizations showing a family in six stages of faith development. (DMM)

Outlines methods of teaching moral issues to undergraduate students using works of Lawrence Kohlberg, William Perry, Jr., Erik Erikson, and Elisabeth Kubler-Ross in conjunction with literary tests. Encourages comparative and illustrative studies of literature and film. Suggests student participation in cognitive and moral decision making of…

Employs the developmental-structuralist approach of James Fowler to follow the growth of cognition in college undergraduates. Urges teachers to focus on the strengths and capabilities of their students and to prod them to expansion and advanced cognitive development. (DMM)

Based on the author's educational experiences as a student and teacher at Jesuit high schools and developed within the framework of the cognitive development theories of Lawrence Kohlberg, describes six stages of moral development. Concludes with a description of teachers at six stages of professional development. (AYC)