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Wardekker, Willem – Educational Review, 2004
In this article, I develop the idea that the starting point of moral education is formed by the affective commitments individuals make in the course of growing up. The task of education is to enable children to critically consider and revise these commitments, as part of the development of a reflective personal identity. Ethical concepts like…
Descriptors: Ethics, Moral Values, Moral Development, Concept Formation

Harding, Carol Gibb; Snyder, Kenneth – Adolescence, 1991
Presents a theoretical rationale for implementing procedures that can foster moral development. Builds on Kohlberg's studies of moral reasoning, specifically his concept of the just community approach where the teacher and more advanced peers serve as advocates of mature moral reasoning. Makes a case for using contemporary films and literature as…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Ethical Instruction, Films, Literature