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Peer reviewedTuriel, Elliot; Smetana, Judith G. – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 1998
Defends domain theory approach to children's moral development based on limitations of Piaget's original theory. Argues that Fowler's characterization of domain theory research omits important features and studies. Maintains that distinctions between morality and convention cannot be reduced to differences in perceptible harm and punishment; it is…
Descriptors: Child Development, Cognitive Development, Early Experience, Moral Development
Peer reviewedGiesenberg, Anna – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2000
Presents early findings of an ongoing project to learn preschool and kindergarten children's understanding and expression of spirituality. Categorizes children's responses and discusses them in the context of theories that spirituality may be an innate feature of human consciousness. (JPB)
Descriptors: Beliefs, Kindergarten, Kindergarten Children, Moral Development
Peer reviewedFowler, R. Clark – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 1998
Domain theorists' findings in Piaget's work in children's moral development do not contradict Piaget because they are predicted by objective responsibility; research has not established that children distinguish between moral and conventional events. Claims that Piaget underestimated early morality are based on research that neglects children's…
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Child Development, Cognitive Development, Early Experience
Peer reviewedKrogh, Suzanne – Early Child Development and Care, 1985
Reviews current theories of humor development, discusses the interaction of humor with other developmental areas (including cognitive development, personality development, creativity, and moral development), and suggests ways in which research can be applied in the early childhood classroom. (Author/DST)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Cognitive Development, Comedy, Creativity
Download full textCurry, Nancy E.; Johnson, Carl N. – 1990
This guidebook rejects a simplistic view of children's development of self-esteem in favor of a perspective that locates the concept in the larger contexts of children's social, cognitive, moral, and personality development. Part I concerns ways in which young children develop a sense of value. A general introduction to the concept of self-esteem…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Developmental Stages, Early Childhood Education, Elementary School Students
Peer reviewedPramling, Niklas; Norlander, Torsten; Archer, Trevor – Childhood: A Global Journal of Child Research, 2001
Examined ethical concepts in children's stories derived from Swedish, Hungarian, and Chinese cultures. Identified 12 qualitative categories of ethical meaning. Examined deeper, underlying psychological consequences from the standpoint of prevailing notions. (Author)
Descriptors: Child Development, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences, Cultural Traits
Levine, Madeline – 1996
Numerous studies have shown that viewing media violence encourages aggression, desensitization, and pessimism in children. This book reviews research on the effects of television and movie violence on children and adolescents, offering parents suggestions for dealing with the problems it creates. It is asserted that parents frequently…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Advocacy, Affective Behavior, Aggression
