The purpose of this study was to gain an understanding and gather insight into the experiences of Cuban American women attending a 4-year, public, Hispanic Serving Institution and how those experiences influenced their identity development. This was accomplished by conducting in-depth interviews and focus groups with 12 self-identified Cuban…

The present study examined the moral development of Lebanese 1st graders. Interviews with sixty-three Lebanese children (28 girls and 35 boys, ages 6-7.5) were analysed for the study. The children (25 Christian and 38 Muslim) were interviewed about moral dilemmas children of this age might encounter in their daily life. The data revealed that…

The correlation between positive and negative group interactions and one or another of individuals' attitudes or characteristics--moral development, critical thinking, resilience, and self efficacy--has been examined previously. However, no systemic examination of individuals' development of patterns of these characteristics and those patterns'…

An overview of Kohlberg's theory of moral development is presented; three interviews regarding the theory are reported, and the author's own moral development is compared to the model; finally, a critique of the theory is addressed along with recommendations for future enhancement. Lawrence Kohlberg's model of moral development, also referred to…

Nineteen empirical sources are reviewed with the purpose of evaluating the potential of the relationship between level of moral development and appreciation of aggressive humor for future inquiry. Sixteen articles generated from the superiority theory of humor are categorized as measuring appreciation of aggressive humor (and drama) in relation to…

This study was designed to determine why children at the transitional stage of operational development base their moral judgments on the objective consequences of another's act rather than on the other's intentions. The results confirmed the existence of a production deficiency as opposed to a mediational deficiency. (JMB)

Article focused its concern on general trends in adolescent moral growth. (Author/RK)

John Dewey's philosophy clarifies the relationship between communication and the emergence of character. His moral theory recommends a conception of "moral selfhood" emphasizing three attributes: freedom, social sensitivity, and the growth of mind. Communication is the principle instrument through which these characteristics can be…

Suggests that Piaget's paradigm for testing young children's moral evaluations is inappropriate for assessing the use of intention cues in evaluation behavior. A review of research deemed valid for this purpose suggests that children do evaluate on the basis of intentions and ignore consequence information when accidental and intentional acts are…

Previous findings that children's moral judgments are affected by the order in which a protagonist's intentions and consequences occur in a single story were studied in a paired-story format with 96 children from 5 to 8 years of age. (Author/JMB)

A total of 72 elementary school students responded to six moral judgment story pairs which corresponded to all the possible combinations of intentionality (intentional/unintentional) and type of damage (personal injury/property damage). (Author/JMB)

Comment refers to AA 515 463. (CB)

Points of view regarding motivation and ethics are presented. These issues are specifically applied to the adolescent, with the conclusion that one must understand oneself before s/he can search for a system of ethics. (Author/GK)

It is argued that it would be more fruitful for Kohlberg and others to avoid applying his developmentalist position to such problems as utilitarian/formalist supremacy or the search for a 'best' morality. Instead, emphasis could be placed on explicating the fundamental requirements of a nonrelativistic, nonegotistic morality. (Author/SJL)