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Puka, Bill – Journal of Moral Education, 2002
Argues that effective moral education must address roadblocks in moral thinking, not merely urging moral development forward. Examines Lawrence Kohlberg's moral stages as immoral judgement marked by bias and manipulation. Views the Defining Issues Test (DIT) as a useful glimpse into the nefarious, focused on ideological content and commitment.…
Descriptors: Bias, Cognitive Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Ideology

MacCallum, Judith A. – Journal of Moral Education, 1993
Reports on a study of 24 Australian secondary teachers before and after an inservice program on the whole-school approach to discipline. Finds that higher principled teachers provided more perspective and guidance than those in the low moral judgment group. Recommends more joint decision making by teachers in developing a school's discipline…
Descriptors: Discipline, Discipline Problems, Moral Development, Secondary Education