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Peer reviewedLindon, James L.; Draugalis, JoLaine R. – American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 1992
This paper discusses a cross-sectional study that assessed the moral development profiles of undergraduate pharmacy students (n=71) using Rest's Defining Issues Test. Analysis showed no significant difference in mean level of principled moral reasoning between first and fourth professional year undergraduate students. (GLR)
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Attitude Measures, Cognitive Development, Comparative Analysis
Peer reviewedLaird, Philip G. – Journal of Moral Education, 2003
Reviews the Defining Issues Test and Spheres of Control results of students involved in the pro-choice or pro-life movements. Rates participation of student involvement in on-campus activities. Reveals abortion activists more frequently endorsed moral issues and scored higher on sociopolitical issues. Discusses results based on relationships among…
Descriptors: Activism, Critical Thinking, Higher Education, Moral Development
Download full textRest, James R. – 1979
The document discusses the nature of moral judgment, reviews previous studies which link higher education to moral judgment, and presents results of a longitudinal study comparing college and non-college subjects. This project report from the Higher Education and Cognitive-Social Development Project at the University of Minnesota is presented in…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Cognitive Development, College Students, Educational Objectives
