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Peer reviewedFreeman, Mark – New Directions for Child Development, 1991
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)
Descriptors: Child Development, Cultural Context, Decision Making, Developmental Psychology
Peer reviewedPacker, Martin J. – New Directions for Child Development, 1991
A focus on narrative as representation shows how individuals understand and make meaning of their actions. In this critical perspective on narrative approaches to moral development, it is argued that a focus on narrative as action is necessary to grasp what really happens in individuals' everyday moral lives. (LB)
Descriptors: Child Development, Comprehension, Decision Making, Experiential Learning
Peer reviewedDay, James M. – New Directions for Child Development, 1991
The role of narrative and dramatic processes in mediating and shaping both moral judgment and moral action, two processes central to moral development, is examined. The notion of the "moral audience," in which individuals seem to rehearse, review, and redefine their moral actions, is proposed and illustrated. (LB)
Descriptors: Child Development, Children, Decision Making, Drama
