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Williams, Jennifer – Journal of Leadership Education, 2013
The development and socialization of morals is a complex concept for students studying ethics. To help students understand the role social learning theory plays in the development of morality, an activity was created focusing on cultural artifacts and their introduction, perpetuation, and/or reinforcement of morality. The aim of this assignment is…
Descriptors: Ethics, Moral Development, Thinking Skills, Cognitive Structures
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Lourenço, Fernando; Sappleton, Natalie; Cheng, Ranis – Journal of Education for Business, 2015
The authors examined the following questions: Does gender influence the ethicality of enterprise students to a greater extent than it does nascent entrepreneurs? If this is the case, then is it due to factors associated with adulthood such as age, work experience, marital status, and parental status? Sex-role socialization theory and moral…
Descriptors: Entrepreneurship, Ethics, Values, Gender Differences
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Leicester, Mal; Pearce, Richard – Journal of Moral Education, 1997
Outlines theoretical issues associated with the presupposition that sociocognitive features of maturity can potentially generate worthwhile learning. Reviews recent research into the impact of adult-education-certified courses on mature students' sense of identity that supports claims for continued adult learning. Links are made to lifelong moral…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Cognitive Development
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Guthrie, Victoria L. – New Directions for Student Services, 1997
Presents the basics of intellectual development that are needed to comprehend college students' ethical development. Discusses character development, tolerance for diversity, and intellectual development. Profiles a model of morality. Explores interpretative systems for determining the moral ideal, and provides case studies that illustrate the…
Descriptors: Codes of Ethics, Cognitive Structures, College Students, Ethics