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Development of Moral Motivation from Childhood to Early Adulthood
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Nunner-Winkler, Gertrud – Journal of Moral Education, 2007
Luhmann, a prominent exponent of social systems theory, maintains that in modern, functionally differentiated societies morality is neither possible nor necessary. Against this claim it is argued that democracies want citizens with moral motivation. In contrast to Kohlberg, moral motivation is conceptualised as independent of stage of moral…
Descriptors: Ethical Instruction, Social Systems, Systems Approach, Motivation
"Dancing Cannot Start Too Soon": Spiritual Education in the Thought of Jean Paul Friedrich Richter
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Pridmore, John – International Journal of Children's Spirituality, 2004
Johann Paul Friedrich Richter (1763-1825) adopted the pen-name "Jean Paul" in honour of Jean Jaques Rousseau. His "Levana or the doctrine of education" ("Levana oder Erziehlehre") was once a standard text and required reading in teacher education. Outside Germany the name of Jean Paul is now little known and the…
Descriptors: Play, Intimacy, Foreign Countries, Religious Factors
Patterns of Reasoning Exhibited by Children and Adolescents in Response to Moral Dilemmas Involving Plants, Animals and Ecosystems.
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Nevers, Patricia; Gebhard, Ulrich; Billmann-Mahecha, Elfriede – Journal of Moral Education, 1997
Investigates the attitudes and values that children and adolescents hold with respect to nature and the patterns of reasoning with which they are expressed. Outlines current positions in environmental ethics, discusses difficulties in applying contemporary theories of moral development to the problem, and summarizes preliminary results of the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Animals, Children, Decision Making