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Peer reviewedSelman, Robert L. – Journal of Moral Education, 1975
Descriptors: Child Development, Cognitive Development, Concept Formation, Empathy
Peer reviewedAndrews, J. N. – Journal of Moral Education, 1976
Bringing children to have respect for others is generally regarded as a central task of moral and social education. In this article one particular view of what "respect for others" means and how it is justified is examined critically and found to be unsatisfactory. (Editor)
Descriptors: Child Development, Concept Formation, Critical Thinking, Educational Objectives
Peer reviewedKohlberg, Lawrence – Journal of Moral Education, 1974
Author talked about what studies of the psychological development of the child suggest about his natural conception of justice. (Author/RK)
Descriptors: Child Development, Concept Formation, Educational Objectives, Justice
Gage, Gwendolyn Rowe – 1987
This presentation: (1) outlines three educational approaches to moral development; (2) explains Piaget's stages of moral judgment; (3) reviews Piaget's ideas about the development of children's concepts of justice; and (4) discusses comments by contemporary educators concerning moral education and its implications. Outlined in Part I are character…
Descriptors: Child Development, Concept Formation, Developmental Stages, Justice
Pillar, Arlene M. – 1980
A study was conducted to determine if the responses of elementary school children to questions about the moral dilemmas in fables would reflect developmental trends in moral judgment, along the lines suggested by Jean Piaget. Sixty second, fourth, and sixth grade children listened to three tape-recorded fables and responded orally to questions…
Descriptors: Child Development, Concept Formation, Developmental Stages, Elementary Education
Peer reviewedAttfield, David – Educational Studies, 1976
This research on the development of moral thinking discusses the degree of moral readiness required for the comprehension of Biblical material by children. A review of the work of Dr. R. Goldman on the growth of children's religious concepts is provided. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Child Development, Comprehension, Concept Formation, Critical Thinking
Peer reviewedSiegal, M. – Human Development, 1975
Moral competence is more difficult to attain than scientific competence. Since language comprehension plays a central role in conceptual development, and moral language is difficult to learn, there is a common deficiency in moral conceptual development. This suggests a theory of non-spontaneous solutions to moral problems. (Author/MS)
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Child Development, Cognitive Development, Concept Formation
Weizmann, Rama, Ed.; And Others – 1978
This book is the first volume of a collection of papers from the Seventh Interdisciplinary Conference on Piagetian theory and its implications for the helping professions social work and psychological services. More than 40 papers are included. Areas explored in the papers include development of prosocial behavior in children; the effect of…
Descriptors: Biological Influences, Child Development, Cognitive Development, Concept Formation
