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Thoma, Stephen J.; Bebeau, Muriel J.; Narvaez, Darcia – Theory and Research in Education, 2016
In a 2014 paper in "Theory and Research in Education," Howard Curzer and colleagues critique the Defining Issues Test of moral judgment development according to eight criteria that are described as difficulties any measure of educational outcomes must address. This article highlights how Curzer et al. do not consult existing empirical…
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Moral Development, Moral Values, Values
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Fantuzzo, John P. – Theory and Research in Education, 2022
There is currently bipartisan support for criminal justice reform in the United States. One reform, recently passed through the Consolidated Appropriations Act/COVID relief package (December 2020), restored need-based, higher educational aid for incarcerated persons. With a resurgence of college-in-prison programs on the horizon, this article…
Descriptors: Human Dignity, Moral Values, Recidivism, Correctional Institutions
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Thoma, Stephen J. – Theory and Research in Education, 2014
The neo-Kohlbergian model revises and extends Lawrence Kohlberg's model of moral reasoning development to better reflect advances in research and theory. In moving from Kohlberg's global stage model to a multi-process description of moral functioning, these modifications are most evident in the ways in which moral thinking is described,…
Descriptors: Moral Values, Thinking Skills, Moral Development, Philosophy
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Holma, Katariina; Hyytinen, Heidi – Theory and Research in Education, 2015
In higher education, "personal epistemology" is today a significant research area. Personal epistemology has been seen as promising particularly because it focuses on one of the general learning aims of many contemporary universities, namely, the development of students' creative and critical thinking. The article identifies serious…
Descriptors: Epistemology, Beliefs, Philosophy, Developmental Psychology