NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 8 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Tatum, Jerry L.; Foubert, John D. – Journal of College Student Development, 2009
Male perpetrated sexual aggression has long been recognized as a serious problem on college campuses. The purpose of this multiple regression correlation study was to assess the relationship between levels of moral development (measured by the Defining Issues Test) and the degree to which first-year college men (N = 161) ascribed to rape…
Descriptors: Campuses, Rape, Misconceptions, Multiple Regression Analysis
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 reviewed Peer reviewed
MacCallum, Judith A. – Journal of Moral Education, 1993
Reports on a study of 24 Australian secondary teachers before and after an inservice program on the whole-school approach to discipline. Finds that higher principled teachers provided more perspective and guidance than those in the low moral judgment group. Recommends more joint decision making by teachers in developing a school's discipline…
Descriptors: Discipline, Discipline Problems, Moral Development, Secondary Education
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Boss, 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
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Lindon, James L.; Draugalis, JoLaine R. – American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 1992
This paper discusses a cross-sectional study that assessed the moral development profiles of undergraduate pharmacy students (n=71) using Rest's Defining Issues Test. Analysis showed no significant difference in mean level of principled moral reasoning between first and fourth professional year undergraduate students. (GLR)
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Attitude Measures, Cognitive Development, Comparative Analysis
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Bradley, Loretta J. – Journal of Offender Counseling, 1985
Six stages of moral development are outlined and the moral development of 16 ex-offenders living in a halfway house is examined. Usable Defining Issues Test profiles obtained from eight subjects suggest that discussion involving moral dilemmas is a fruitful area for counselors to explore with ex-offenders. (NRB)
Descriptors: Correctional Rehabilitation, Counselor Role, Criminals, Ethical Instruction
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Johnston, Marilyn; Lubomudrov, Carol – Elementary School Journal, 1987
Teachers with relatively high scores on the Defining Issues Test of moral development, contrasted with teachers with relatively low scores, had a more democratic view of teacher and student roles, and saw rules as protecting the rights of individual students as well as the group's rights. (NH)
Descriptors: Classroom Research, Elementary Education, Elementary School Teachers, Interviews
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Perez-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