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Shweder, Richard A. – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 1981
Discusses the limitations of Youniss's identification of morality with humanism and pluralism (universal developmental endpoints or socially constructed rational ideals), suggesting an alternative approach. (MP)
Descriptors: Cultural Pluralism, Ethics, Humanism, Moral Development
Leming, James S. – 1979
Based upon the theory of moral stages devised by educational psychologist Lawrence Kohlberg, this report examines the influence of the social situation on principled moral reasoning and on cheating. Research assessed the level of moral reasoning for 152 college juniors and seniors using Rest's Defining Issues Test (1976) in which levels of low,…
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Cheating, Classroom Environment, Developmental Stages