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Peer reviewedLawrence, Jeanette A. – Journal of Moral Education, 1980
Fourteen moral judgment intervention studies are reviewed and evaluated to address two questions: "Is it possible to stimulate moral judgment development in an educational setting?" and "Does the Defining Issues Test index such moral judgment changes?" These studies affirm the second question. Half of them produced significant…
Descriptors: Adults, Curriculum Evaluation, Developmental Programs, Elementary Secondary Education
Howard-Hamilton, Mary F. – Elementary School Guidance & Counseling, 1995
Presents models specifically designed to help students build group cohesion, to encourage them to think and act more compassionately, and to provide them with more leadership opportunities. Describes the "just community" approach and moral dilemma methods based on Kohlberg's moral development theory. Examines school counselor's role in…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Developmental Programs, Educational Counseling, Educational Theories
PDF pending restorationResearch for Better Schools, Inc., Philadelphia, PA. – 1978
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…
Descriptors: Citizenship, Citizenship Education, Curriculum Development, Developmental Programs


