Children's Moral Orientation: Does the Gender of Dilemma Character Make a Difference?.

Beal, Carole R.; Garrod, Andrew; Ruben, Kate; Stewart, Terri L.; Dekle, Dawn J.

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ERIC Number: EJ568021

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Publication Date: 1997

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Children's Moral Orientation: Does the Gender of Dilemma Character Make a Difference?

Beal, Carole R.; Garrod, Andrew; Ruben, Kate; Stewart, Terri L.; Dekle, Dawn J.

Journal of Moral Education, v26 n1 p45-58 Mar 1997

Reports on experiments that examined the extent to which children's moral orientation is affected by the gender of characters experiencing a dilemma in children's literature. Children often responded to the character's dilemma by expressing a concern for others (care orientation) or focusing on issues of rights and justice (rights orientation). (MJP)

Descriptors: Characterization, Child Development, Childrens Literature, Cognitive Development, Elementary Education, Ethical Instruction, Identification (Psychology), Moral Development, Moral Values, Personality Development, Sex Differences, Social Development

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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