The Effect of Community Service Work on the Moral Development of College Ethics Students.

Boss, Judith A.

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ERIC Number: EJ498345

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Publication Date: 1994

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The Effect of Community Service Work on the Moral Development of College Ethics Students.

Boss, Judith A.

Journal of Moral Education, v23 n2 p183-98 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, Higher Education, Moral Development, Moral Values, Social Responsibility, Social Values, Student Attitudes, Student Participation

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Information Analyses; Journal Articles

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Audience: Researchers; Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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