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Mey, Langha de; Schulze, Hans-J. – Journal of Moral Education, 1996
Questions Lawrence Kohlberg's complexity hypothesis that individuals exhibit higher stages of moral judgement in complex socio-political surroundings. Tests the moral judgements of adolescent students from The Netherlands and the former German Democratic Republic. Results of the tests failed to support Kohlberg's hypothesis. (MJP)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Comparative Education, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Background