MORE Reports on education and moral development

In Guyana, the use of moral “generative themes” propels a project for youth

“On the Wings of Words” combines efforts across several theme areas – literacy, moral education, and the use of mass media to recruit volunteers – to obtain a greater synergy for success. (July-September 1998 / OC 10.2)

Review: Using logic in the search for supreme values

Love, Power and Justice: the Dynamics of Authentic Morality -- William S. Hatcher discusses the nature of a moral system that conforms with "an accurate perception of the structure of reality." (July-September 1998 / OC 10.2)

xIn Thailand, a provincial school paves the way for education in a global society

A learning environment that encourages a global vision and moral action. (April-June 1998 / OC 10.1)

xIn India, a new approach to vocational education

The New Era Development Institute seeks to provide students with skills to earn a living and impart a new vision of community service. "Our product is basically a transformed individual." (October-December 1997 / OC 9.3)

Landegg Academy inaugurates new graduate studies program

WIENACHT, Switzerland — In ceremonies on 29 September 1997, Landegg Academy formally inaugurated a new program of graduate studies, marking a new phase in the institution's development as an international academic center. (October-December 1997 / OC 9.3)

For more than half a century, New Era High School has set the pace for service

PANCHGANI, Maharashtra, India - In some respects, the New Era High School might be considered as the grandfather of modern Bahá'í development and education efforts. (October-December 1997 / OC 9.3)

In Cambodia, a literacy project aims to promote peace and empowerment

The “Hope for the Heart” project seeks not only to improve reading and writing skills but also to instill the values needed to create a nonviolent culture. (July-September 1997 / OC 9.2)

x Around the world, Bahá'í youth workshops promote tolerance

After touring through 19 European countries in 12 months, members of the Diversity Dance Workshop were used to surprises, from finding a planned border crossing through Croatia impossible because of war to a quirky new minibus that had an unusual series of three flat tires. But the biggest shock came when several avowed "skinheads" became fast friends with the theater group, whose main message is that diversity is good. (July-September 1997 / OC 9.2)

x “Orphanage Without Borders” in Togo is a testimony to individual effort

SOTOUBOUA, Togo, West Africa — Amgna Kotoko comes from a poor farm family, and, growing up outside this small agricultural town near the Mono River in Togo's heartland, his childhood was one of hardship. (July-September 1997 / OC 9.2)

The Imperative for Moral Education

The case for moral education is made most starkly by asking: Would this century's notorious death camps and campaigns of ethnic or racial purging have occurred if the world's population had achieved a higher level of moral development? (April-June 1997 / OC 9.1)

In Russia, a long-suppressed community is restored

PERM, Russian Federation -- Since the fall of the Soviet Union, with an official state ideology that eschewed God and religion, many Russians have undertaken searches for spiritual meaning. The Bahá'í Community of Russia, long-suppressed, has re-emerged as men and women from all walks of life have embraced the Faith and its ethical principles. (January-March 1997 / OC 8.4)

Rural learning helps stem urban migration

An innovative approach, using a curriculum adapted for country life and delivered via NGOs, provides new opportunities for 15,000 in rural Colombia. (January-March 1996 / OC74)

FUNDAEC: Not a typical development foundation

CALI, Colombia - It is often said that some of the best new ideas come from outsiders. Because they are not hemmed in by the traditions of a particular field of study, they feel free to strike out in new directions. (January-March 1996 / OC74)