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Kingsford, Jess M.; Hawes, David J.; de Rosnay, Marc – Journal of Moral Education, 2022
The question of when moral identity first develops in childhood deserves more considered investigation. In this article, we examine the claim that moral identity first emerges in middle-childhood (8-12 years). An approach is taken here whereby a tendency to attribute moral shame under conditions entailing moral identity failure is considered as…
Descriptors: Moral Values, Self Concept, Age Groups, Moral Development
An, Christopher Joseph – Educational Philosophy and Theory, 2020
Compared with children, adults are widely assumed to possess more mature moral understanding thus justifying deference to their moral authority and testimony. This paper examines philosophical discussions regarding this child-adult moral relation and its implications for moral education, particularly accounts suggesting that the moral status of…
Descriptors: Moral Values, Moral Development, Educational Philosophy, Children
Saracho, Olivia N.; Evans, Roy – Early Child Development and Care, 2021
Major developmental theories been a resource to early childhood education researchers and educators. They help to explain how child development unfolds, sources of vulnerability and protection that influences child development, and how the course of development may be altered by prevention and intervention efforts. Understanding factors which may…
Descriptors: Learning Theories, Child Development, Early Childhood Education, Prevention
Arthur, Ann M.; Smith, Michelle Howell; White, Andrew S.; Hawley, Leslie; Koziol, Natalie A. – Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools, 2017
Designing instruments for children and youth that result in reliable and valid data requires consideration beyond calculating grade-level equivalence of the text. Very little methodological research has been conducted on the survey response processes of children and youth and there are no comprehensive guidelines informing instrument development…
Descriptors: Test Construction, Children, Adolescents, Child Development
Midgette, Allegra – Journal of Moral Education, 2018
Previous research has found that when children engage in social and moral transgressions, they take steps to either remedy or explain their behavior. However, no prior systematic investigation has examined the strategies children employ to 'correct' their behavior in future situations. The present study employed a domain theory lens to investigate…
Descriptors: Moral Development, Child Development, Moral Values, Social Development
Rochat, Philippe – New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, 2011
From the moment children say "mine!" by two years of age, objects of possession change progressively from being experienced as primarily unalienable property (i.e., something that is absolute or nonnegotiable), to being alienable (i.e., something that is negotiable in reciprocal exchanges). As possession begins to be experienced as alienable, the…
Descriptors: Moral Development, Child Development, Developmental Stages, Social Behavior
Davis, Darrel R.; Bergen, Doris – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2014
This study investigated whether the types and amount of playful activity and thought exhibited from early childhood to adulthood are related to aspects of moral development, such as empathy, behavior, and reasoning. It explored whether the assertions of theorists such as Piaget, Vygotsky, and Erikson regarding the facilitative effect of games with…
Descriptors: College Students, Play, Age Differences, Developmental Stages
Hommers, Wilfried; Lee, Wha-Yong – Psicologica: International Journal of Methodology and Experimental Psychology, 2010
In order to unify two major theories of moral judgment, a novel task is employed which combines elements of Kohlberg's stage theory and of the theory of information integration. In contrast to the format of Kohlberg's moral judgment interview, a nonverbal and quantitative response which makes low demands on verbal facility was used. Moral…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Children, Moral Values, Value Judgment
Decety, Jean; Michalska, Kalina J. – Developmental Science, 2010
Empathy and sympathy play crucial roles in much of human social interaction and are necessary components for healthy coexistence. Sympathy is thought to be a proxy for motivating prosocial behavior and providing the affective and motivational base for moral development. The purpose of the present study was to use functional MRI to characterize…
Descriptors: Visual Stimuli, Prosocial Behavior, Emotional Response, Interpersonal Relationship
Hyde, Luke W.; Shaw, Daniel S.; Moilanen, Kristin L. – Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 2010
The purpose of the study was to advance our understanding of the developmental precursors of Moral Disengagement (MD) and the role of MD in the development of antisocial behavior from early risk among an ethnically diverse sample of 187 low-income boys followed prospectively from ages 1.5 to 17. Results indicated associations between early…
Descriptors: Neighborhoods, Antisocial Behavior, Empathy, Moral Development
Gummerum, Michaela; Keller, Monika – European Journal of Developmental Science, 2008
Recently, experimental economists have become increasingly interested in behaviors relating to morality, and one of the main tools for examining these issues has been game theory. Even though developmental psychologists have investigated similar topics for decades, this research has found little resonance. Similarly, economists have only recently…
Descriptors: Game Theory, Developmental Psychology, Moral Values, Moral Development

Huntsman, Robert W. – Journal of Moral Education, 1984
The Damon hierarchy of development of children's sense of positive justice is examined for its usefulness in predicting fairness in behavior and reliability in age patterning of its stated levels of reasoning. The hierarchy's value as a developmental schedule for teacher guidance may be questionable. (Author)
Descriptors: Child Development, Developmental Stages, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethical Instruction
Derscheid, Linda E. – 1997
A facet of the construction of children's theory of mind is examined in a study with a two-fold purpose: to investigate whether story scenarios of typical social interaction could facilitate young children's recognition of others' false beliefs, and to study how children's concepts of moral judgment might be influenced by the recognition of a…
Descriptors: Child Development, Developmental Stages, Moral Development, Preschool Children

Emler, N. P. – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 1978
A sample of 42 children, age 5 to 7, were tested for their ability to give appropriate causal accounts of incidents and to consider intentions and motives in judging the characters involved in these incidents. Results indicated that children are able to consider intention before they develop the ability to consider motives in moral judgment.…
Descriptors: Child Development, Developmental Stages, Educational Psychology, Moral Development

Thibault, Jonelle Pieti; McKee, Judy Spitler – Young Children, 1982
Highlights Piaget's stages of development and discusses their implications for better parenting. (MP)
Descriptors: Child Development, Developmental Stages, Early Childhood Education, Guidelines