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Richmond, Aaron; Cummings, Rhoda – Journal of Moral Education, 2004
David Carr (2002) has argued against the use of developmental theories as a basis for curriculum development in moral education. Although we find common ground with some aspects of Carr's arguments, we disagree with several of his criticisms of the cognitive-developmental approach to moral education. He confuses romantic ideology (as espoused by…
Descriptors: Ethical Instruction, Ideology, Curriculum Development, Moral Development
Kahn, Peter H., Jr. – 1993
Cultural context is not the sole source of human knowledge. Postmodern theory, in both its deconstructionist and affirmative approaches, offers an incomplete basis by which to study race, class, and gender, and undermines ethical interaction. Deconstructionism calls for the abandonment of generalizable research findings, asserting that the concept…
Descriptors: Criticism, Cultural Pluralism, Epistemology, Ethics
Pechenev, Vadim Alekseevich – Soviet Education, 1990
Critically responds to an article by Aleksandr Tsipko. Argues that Soviet economic development has been marred not by a failure to accommodate the human factor, as Tsipko suggests, but by a lack of individual self-evaluation. Contends that successful socioeconomic progress depends upon individual moral development. (CH)
Descriptors: Communism, Criticism, Economic Development, European History