Outlines theoretical issues associated with the presupposition that sociocognitive features of maturity can potentially generate worthwhile learning. Reviews recent research into the impact of adult-education-certified courses on mature students' sense of identity that supports claims for continued adult learning. Links are made to lifelong moral…

Studies the inference from Kohlbergian theory that content and structure in moral development are independent. Administered Kohlberg's moral dilemmas of life versus law, punishment versus conscience, and authority versus contract. Finds differences in choices and reasoning between students in private Christian schools and public schools, as well…