Investigated the influence of intentions and consequences on the moral development of kindergarten, fourth-grade, and college students. Subjects (N=216) viewed videotapes of an actor intentionally or accidentally producing a positive or negative result. While children's moral evaluations were based primarily on objective consequences, adults'…

Sets forth a theory of social development (represented by Maslow), a theory of moral development (represented by Kohlberg), and then synthesizes these theories to develop a set of student needs and teaching techniques for each stage of social and moral development. (CT)

Suggests a way of using developmental psychologist Lawrence Kohlberg's theories of moral development in the social studies classroom. Information is presented on background of Kohlberg's theories, stages of moral development, teaching with student dilemmas, and pertinent examples of student dilemmas. (DB)

Sixty sixth graders were assessed for their level of moral development and rated by their teachers on classroom conduct. Children who employed lower stages of moral reasoning displayed more conduct problems and displayed more variability in their conduct ratings. (Author/BW)

The author seeks to define ways in which the study of literature may contribute to moral education in the public schools. He considers various theories of literature as to the role of morals in determining aesthetic value; definitions of the morally integrated person; and the question of religious literature. (Author/SJL)

Five assumptions embedded in the notion of principled morality are interpreted philosophically and psychologically, emphasizing the dynamic nature of principled moral judgment. The assumptions concern the purpose of morality, the place of reason, the autonomy of the moral agent, the autonomy of moral discourse, and principles in morality.…

Role-taking ability and level of moral development were measured in three groups of boys and girls including 16 moderately retarded adolescents (mean chronological age 15; mean mental age 9), 16 nonretarded adolescents matched for chronological age, and 16 nonretarded children matched for mental age. (CM)

An interpretation of female moral development is presented based on Kohlberg's stages of moral development and comparison is made between male and female development. (JMF)

Manifestations of egocentrism in preschool children's language, play, and ethical judgement are discussed in relation to Piagetian theory. The importance of cognitive development grounded in Piagetian principles is elaborated. (SK)

Argues that, with the proper type of nurturing, children can emerge from their early childhood years well on their way to the development of true morals. (MP)

Multidimensional scaling and factor analysis were applied to Rest's objective test of Kohlbergian moral development. The responses of 160 junior high, senior high, college undergraduate, and graduate students were analyzed in order to investigate whether stage and item scores displayed a hierarchial sequential structure. (Author/SS)

Mean scores on the Defining Issues Test indicate that the moral reasoning capacity of some preservice teachers is below that of some junior high students and that the capacity of a much larger portion of preservice teachers is below that of many senior high students. (Author/IRT)

A factor analysis of the verbal appeals used by 70 mothers in the socialization of their young children supported the validity of characterizing the moral arguments of parents in terms of their content (type of behavior approved or disapproved) and the source of moral authority to which they appeal (parental authority, legality, justice, etc.).…

A comparison of the two leading indices of moral development, the Defining Issues Test and the Moral Dilemma Interview, was made using 215 subjects ranging in age from 12 to 25. Correlation between the two tests was low when age, socioeconomic status, and intelligence variables were partialed out. (Author/SS)