The Developmental Theorists' Approach to Moral [electronic resource] : Citizenship Education.
The document presents a paper outlining moral education as a focus for developmental education. Three critiques of the paper are also presented. Developmental theorists believe that the individual's moral judgment progresses through a series of irreversible stages. The educational objective is...
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| Language: | English |
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| Summary: | The document presents a paper outlining moral education as a focus for developmental education. Three critiques of the paper are also presented. Developmental theorists believe that the individual's moral judgment progresses through a series of irreversible stages. The educational objective is to assist or stimulate stage-by-stage progression of the individual's moral growth. The paper also presents an analysis of current public school developmental programs. The conclusion is that under conditions of significant role taking and a balance between experiential learning and intellectual inquiry, pupils achieve positive levels of moral, values, and psychological development. The document presents recommendations to stimulate in-class applications of developmental programs. The first critique offers recommendations for developmental moral education based on seven areas of concern. The second critique argues that developmental educators have not worked through some central tenets crucial to an effective program in citizenship education. The final critique raises the question of whether developmental theory can be subject to the same criticism that the authors propose about other theories. (Author/KC) |
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| Item Description: | ERIC Document Number: ED178457. Availability: Research for Better Schools, Inc., 444 North Third Street, Philadelphia, PA 19123 ($8.00). Sponsoring Agency: National Inst. of Education (DHEW), Washington, DC. Contract Number: OB-NIE-78-0207. ERIC Note: For related documents, see SO 012 131-134; Paper presented at Moral/Citizenship Education Conference (Philadelphia, PA, June 4-6, 1976). |
| Physical Description: | 134 p. |