Facilitating Development of Four Moral Concepts among Kindergarten and First-Grade Children.

Jensen, Larry; Murray, Michael

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ERIC Number: EJ198830

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Publication Date: 1978-Dec

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Facilitating Development of Four Moral Concepts among Kindergarten and First-Grade Children.

Jensen, Larry; Murray, Michael

Journal of Educational Psychology, v70 n6 p936-44 Dec 1978

Kindergarten and first grade children participated in a training program designed to facilitate moral development. Stories that stimulated discussion of solutions to moral issues were read to children in the treatment group. Children in the treatment group, compared to controls, improved significantly in three of four specific areas tested. (Author/RD)

Descriptors: Age Differences, Concept Formation, Developmental Stages, Moral Development, Pretesting, Pretests Posttests, Primary Education, Sex Differences, Social Reinforcement, Training

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Language: English

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