A measure of moral reasoning based on a care ethic was developed. Moral thought that is based on care may more accurately reflect female development than the traditional justice-based morality. The relationship between the measure and women's ego identity was investigated. It is concluded that women's development of moral reasoning and concept of…

At age 13, and for the next 20 years, male subjects were periodically interviewed about their moral judgments. Adolescents with mature use of defense mechanisms reasoned at higher stages of moral judgment 10 to 20 years after the initial interview than did those with immature use of defense mechanisms. (BC)

Examines processes of moral change in light of emerging concepts from narrative psychology. Argues that role taking can be better understood when narrative concepts are employed. Concludes that, where cognitive developmental and narrative approaches to psychological development differ, the narrative account can illumine and challenge categories…

Explored differences in moral development and attitudes toward nontoleration clause of Honor Code of U.S. Air Force Academy between cadets who were convicted honor violators (n=24) and control group of nonviolators (n=162). Found that, as cadet moral development increased from year to year, acceptance and internalization of principle of…

Looks at teacher education admissions, program structure and content, and certification if they were planned with the moral nature of education as the focus. Considers why the current context makes other issues more compelling than morality and how to reshape teacher education within moral dimensions. (SK)

Reviews childhood trauma/abuse experienced by Maya Angelou and discusses how Angelou survived and triumphed over these experiences. Relates Angelou's story to moral developmental theory for women proposed by Carol Gilligan, focusing on Gilligan's metaphor of having a "voice." (NB)

Proposes that the self is constituted in narrative and that development can be seen as the self's effort at rewriting its account of the world. (LB)

Reviews "The Kohlberg Legacy for the Helping Professions," by Lisa Kuhmerker, that introduces Kohlberg's research and theory; focuses on its relevance for teachers, religious educators, and counselors; and portrays the man within the theory. Discusses the convergence of Kohlberg's legacy with character and virtue psychology. Contains 33…

Presents a theoretical rationale for implementing procedures that can foster moral development. Builds on Kohlberg's studies of moral reasoning, specifically his concept of the just community approach where the teacher and more advanced peers serve as advocates of mature moral reasoning. Makes a case for using contemporary films and literature as…

Discusses the developmental challenges faced by children in wartime and similar circumstances. Reviews studies made in several scenes of conflict from World War II to the present. Adults' political ideologies can be sustaining and supportive but may prolong communal violence and curtail moral development. (DM)

This essay is a reminiscence of a life-shaping experience from the author's freshman year and an attempt to draw certain lessons from that experience for the freshmen of the eighties. He describes a personal discovery made at the "March on Washington" in 1963. (Author/MLW)

Examined male and female definitions of right and wrong in 15 boys, 15 girls, 15 men, and 15 women. Results demonstrated 3 different outcomes as result of varying the mode of investigating sex differences in appraising a moral dilemma. Concludes growth of moral judgment is elusive and can be pursued well only through a variety of research modes.…

This article puts forth some of the concepts and complexities involved in teaching secondary students ethical and aesthetic reasoning skills as well as the ideas of and debates throughout history. It is argued that curricula should connect holistically to the intellectual and emotional hierarchies of the gifted personality. (PB)

Describes two meetings on youth development in the new millennium, held in Oxford (England) in November 1998: a workshop to plan youth conferences and trainer training courses related to the contributions of adventure and outdoor experiences to young people's cultural, moral, and spiritual development; and an international conference, sponsored by…

Discusses character and moral education in the classroom, suggesting that schools should reinforce the lessons of the home rather than acting as value-free zones. Modern education has the tendency to present students with a huge set of options with no distinctions made as to each option's pros and cons. Students need guidance in discerning correct…