Moral development is a powerful task of young adulthood, andattending to that development is a mandate expected of institutionsof higher education. Liddell and Cooper offer a practical approachto understanding how moral learning occurs as well as the role ofmentors and educators in facilitating that learning.
Using Rest's Four Component Model--moral sensitivity, judgement,motivation, and action--they describe powerful campus initiativesfor moral growth, including service learning, civicengagement, campus judicial systems, diversity and social justiceinitiatives, and sustainability efforts. Guidelines for effectivemoral mentorship are examined, and assessment approaches aredescribed in detail.
This is the 139thvolume of this Jossey-Bass highereducation quarterly series. An indispensable resource for vicepresidents of student affairs, deans of students, studentcounselors, and other student services professionals, NewDirections for Student Services offers guidelines andprograms for aiding students in their total development: emotional,social, physical, and intellectual.