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Peer reviewedBoss, Judith A. – Journal of Moral Education, 1994
Reports on a study of the effect of community service on 71 undergraduate students. Finds that community service work combined with discussion of relevant moral issues is an effective way of moving students into the postconventional stage of principled moral reasoning. Discusses other benefits of community service work. (CFR)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Community Action, Community Services, Ethical Instruction
Thoma, Stephen J. – Moral Education Forum, 1994
Maintains that the Defining Issues Test (DIT) is now the most frequently used measure of moral judgment development. Reviews the history of DIT research. Asserts that the measurement system provided by the DIT would put the cognitive developmental approach in a better position to affect change in the moral development field. (CFR)
Descriptors: Educational History, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethical Instruction
Peer reviewedPerez-Delgado, E.; Oliver, J. C. – Journal of Moral Education, 1995
Reports on a study of the influence of age and formal education on the development of moral reasoning among 215 Spanish citizens ranging in age from 12 to 48. Finds that moral development is highly related to both variables, although more so with formal education than with age. Includes five tables of illustrative data. (CFR)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Cross Cultural Studies, Educational Attainment, Elementary Secondary Education
