Using Tom and Huck to Develop Moral Reasoning in Adolescents: A Strategy for the Classroom.

Mills, Randy K.

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ERIC Number: EJ383486

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Publication Date: 1988

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Using Tom and Huck to Develop Moral Reasoning in Adolescents: A Strategy for the Classroom.

Mills, Randy K.

Adolescence, v23 n90 p325-29 Sum 1988

Examines some theoretical arguments for teaching moral education in classroom. Investigates how use of fiction might enhance moral education. Presents specific strategy for teaching moral reasoning through fiction, using Mark Twain's novel, "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," as example. (Author/NB)

Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Classroom Techniques, Fiction, Moral Values, Novels, Secondary Education, Value Judgment, Values Education

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - General; Guides - Classroom - Teacher

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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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