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Download full textMoon, Yong Lin – 1985
This paper reviews 20 cross-cultural studies conducted with the Defining Issues Test (DIT). All or part of the samples in the studies were non-Americans who had not been a part of the populations presented in the DIT manual. The studies were aimed at the comparison of moral reasoning structure and development across cultures. Several aspects of…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences, Evaluation Criteria
Gielen, Uwe P.; And Others – Moral Education Forum, 1992
Presents a study in which students from Kuwait were given Rest's Defining Issues Test (DIT) to measure the development of moral judgment skills. Explains that results were compared with scales measuring student perception of parental behavior. Concludes that the DIT may not be a valid test for development of moral judgment in an Arab culture. (DK)
Descriptors: Arabs, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Background, Ethical Instruction
