The context of Hohlberg-prompted interest in moral development stage models is described. Some of Piaget's scattered comments about the use of stage models in studying and understanding moral development are presented and their implications exposed. While admitting the necessity and utility of such heuristic models, Piaget frequently urges caution…

Over 150 journal articles, papers presented at professional meetings, dissertations, government publications, contract reports, and studies in progress as of March 1977 on the National Longitudinal Study of the High School Class of 1972 (NLS) are annotated and indexed by subject, author, and sponsoring agency. Introductory chapters describe the…