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Kamii, Constance – 1982
The aim of education should be the development of morally and intellectually autonomous individuals. The opposite of heteronomy, which means being governed by someone else, autonomy means being governed by oneself. Moral autonomy results from the application of "sanctions by reciprocity" in the context of mutual respect between adults…
Descriptors: Children, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education, Intellectual Development
