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Online DIT-2 Normative Trends from 2010 to 2014
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Saculla, Meghan Marie; O'Connor, Erin; Thoma, Stephen J. – AERA Online Paper Repository, 2016
The Center for the Study of Ethical Development archives DIT data and, in this way, it is possible to investigate normative trends, which is the purpose of the present study. Specifically, online DIT-2 data is used. Results support the notion that the primary difference in the paper/pencil version and the online version of the DIT-2 is simply the…
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Moral Values, Moral Development, Test Norms
The Impact of Education Level and Type on Moral Reasoning
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Doyle, Elaine; O'Flaherty, Joanne – Irish Educational Studies, 2013
The importance of education in developing morally sensitive individuals who use principled moral reasoning when facing dilemmas has been widely acknowledged. In the context of the criticism levelled at the Irish higher education system for failing to fulfil the role of intellectual leader and moral critic within the public domain, this paper…
Descriptors: Moral Development, Foreign Countries, Educational Attainment, Intellectual Disciplines
The Development of Cognitive Moral Reasoning in an Adult Degree Completion Program
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Washatka, John W. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of this study was to compare the development of cognitive moral reasoning of nontraditional seniors enrolled in an adult, degree completion program with traditional seniors enrolled at the same university. A second comparison group consisted of a national group of traditional seniors. The moral development of all three groups was…
Descriptors: Psychometrics, Moral Development, Moral Values, Cognitive Processes
A Reliability and Validity Study of the Defining Issues Test: The Relationship of Age, Education, Gender and Parental Education with Moral Development
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Cesur, Sevim; Topcu, Mustafa Sami – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2010
The aim of the study is twofold: First and main aim was to develop a valid and reliable Turkish version of the DIT which is one of the most important instruments in the psychology and education research; second is to explore the relationships between moral development and age, gender, education, and parental education. The study group consists of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Tests, Moral Development, Age Differences
A Study of the Greek School Teachers' Moral Judgment Structures
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Proios, Miltiadis; Athanailidis, Joannis; Arvanitidou, Vasiliki – Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 2011
The purpose of the present paper is to examine the teachers' cognitive structures through moral judgment schemas, as well as whether the above-mentioned structures diversify among teachers, depending on education level, specialty, age, teaching experience, and gender. Moreover, another aim is to examine whether these cognitive structures can…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cognitive Structures, Value Judgment, Teaching Experience
The Influence of Age and Formal Education on Moral Reasoning in a Sample from Spain.
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Perez-Delgado, E.; Oliver, J. C. – Journal of Moral Education, 1995
Reports on a study of the influence of age and formal education on the development of moral reasoning among 215 Spanish citizens ranging in age from 12 to 48. Finds that moral development is highly related to both variables, although more so with formal education than with age. Includes five tables of illustrative data. (CFR)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Cross Cultural Studies, Educational Attainment, Elementary Secondary Education