A Developmental Approach to Assessment of Moral Education Programmes: A Short Commentary

The authors report an empirical study, evaluating the effectiveness of a moral education programme in schools. The control and experimental groups were measured before and after on Kohlberg's test of moral dilemmas. The experimental group had a period of work on value issues whereas the control...

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Published inJournal of moral education Vol. 4; no. 1; pp. 61 - 66
Main Authors Sullivan, Edmund V., Beck, Clive
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Taylor & Francis Group 01.10.1974
Subjects
Cognitive developmental theory
Kohlberg
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Value issues
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Summary:The authors report an empirical study, evaluating the effectiveness of a moral education programme in schools. The control and experimental groups were measured before and after on Kohlberg's test of moral dilemmas. The experimental group had a period of work on value issues whereas the control group did not The results showed that the experimental group had progressed further in moral development, as measured by Kohlberg's test, than the control group.
ISSN:0305-7240
1465-3877
DOI:10.1080/0305724740040108