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Gurley, D. Keith; Dagley, Amy – Journal of Research on Leadership Education, 2021
Using the Defining Issues Test of moral reasoning, researchers gathered pre- and posttest data from educational leadership students (N = 52) and confidence levels in enacting ethical school leadership, before and after completing a master's degree program in educational leadership. On a 95-point scale, pretest, postconventional moral reasoning…
Descriptors: Moral Issues, Moral Development, Moral Values, Measures (Individuals)
Sullivan, Ethan A. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of a business ethics course on the cognitive moral reasoning of freshmen business students. The sample consisted of 268 college students enrolled in a required business ethics course. The students took Rest's Defining Issues Test--Version 2 (DIT2) as a pre-test and then post-test (upon…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Class Size, Predictor Variables, Active Learning

Thoma, Stephen J. – Journal of Moral Education, 2002
Traces the history of Minnesota's approach to moral judgment research. Claims this history can be subdivided into four phases, each with a different goal and theoretical consideration. Concludes the Minnesota approach has been a progressive force in the field. Argues that this approach reaffirms Lawrence Kohlberg's view that moral judgments are…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Psychology, Educational History, Higher Education

Johnston, Marilyn – Journal of Moral Education, 1989
Describes teachers' understanding of individualized instruction by presenting data collected from interviews with seven elementary school instructors. Finds a positive relationship between teachers' understanding of individualized instruction and their moral development as measured by the Defining Issues Test. Provides a number of interpretations…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Elementary Education, Ethical Instruction, Individualized Instruction