Third- and sixth-grade children rated nine single stories which combined three levels of intentions and consequences and which varied by order in which intention and consequence information was presented. Subjects also made choices for three story pairs which varied in terms of the order of presentation of intention and consequence information.…

The cognition/conduct problem is outlined as it arises in cognitive-developmental moral theory. A model of the connection between stage of moral reasoning and behavior is developed, involving two separate steps (from reasoning to judgments and from judgments to behavior).(Author/RH)

Describes a program for moral education designed for the education of democratic citizens who will make important decisions about what to do with their lives. The purpose of the suggested program is to develop reasoning skills and thought habits rather than to impart specific moral beliefs. (JOW)

Advocates free individual or parental choice about schooling, as well as increased attention to education's role in determining individual attitudes and philosophy, as the keystones of educational reform. (SK)

Argues that friendship contributes significantly to an individual's moral development during the period from late childhood through adolescence. Traces the changes in the role and bases of friendship from its origins at about age six or seven to older adolescence. Asserts that friendship encourages tolerance, understanding, and mutual respect.…

Discusses the limitations of Youniss's identification of morality with humanism and pluralism (universal developmental endpoints or socially constructed rational ideals), suggesting an alternative approach. (MP)

John Wilson recently criticized Kohlberg's view that at certain stages of their development children are unable to understand moral reasoning of certain kinds. It is argued here that Wilson fails to cast doubt on Kohlberg's view, because his account of what it is to understand a reason is inadequate. (Author/RM)

Hoffman's conceptualization of the relationship between disciplinary techniques and moral development was tested for accountability of findings that delinquents score lower than nondelinquents on five measures of moral development. Disciplinary methods were found to account for differential moral development of delinquent versus nondelinquent…

Reviews what is known and not known about three questions in comparative ethics: What are the ideas and concepts associated with moral thinking in normal Western adults? What are the processes resulting in a judgment that something is a vice or a virtue? Are those ideas, concepts, and processes available in different cultures and at different…

Criticizes Piaget's theory of moral development. The author argues that Piaget's equilibrium concept does not adequately account for moral development. Because no evidence supports the theoretical sequence of moral developmental stages, he concludes that Piaget's theory is not a useful foundation for the design of moral education curriculum. (AM)

Adult education should contribute to (1) the promotion of peace, international understanding, and cooperation; and (2) the development of a critical understanding of contemporary problems and the ability to take social action. Peace education is part of a lifelong process of moral growth. (SK)

Reviews a collection of essays and articles primarily by German psychologists on the subject of social cognition. Of particular interest is the introductory exposition of "Handlungstheorie" (action theory), an orientation stressing goal-directed action and its intended or unintended consequences as central categories of psychological…

The study, involving 115 educable mentally retarded (EMR) children (11 to 16 years old), was designed to analyze the kind of reasoning the children used in the A. Haines and M. Jackson study to motivate their resistance responses. (Author/SW)

Argues that Kohlberg's theory of moral development and his methods of moral education have special relevance to residential treatment because they (1) provide a framework for understanding the moral decision-making process at various levels of development, and (2) encourage child care professionals of any theoretical or clinical persuasion to…

After describing the moral development "stage" theories of Piaget and, particularly, Kohlberg, the authors critique assertions that such stages are universal and sequential. Using findings from anthropology and other disciplines, they demonstrate that morality is culture-specific and that one person can simultaneously demonstrate…