Moral development Flashcards
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Morality
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a set of principles by which individuals can distinguish right and wrong and adjust their behaviour accordingly
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Moral development
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process through which children learn principles which allow them to judge behaviour in society as right or wrong and adjust their behaviour accordingly
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Moral education
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process by which children learn to decide between right and wrong and adjust their behaviour accordingly
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Moral education forms part of the ____
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hidden curriculum
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Psychoanalytic theory
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- through their special relationship with their parents children unconsciously take on the moral standards of their parents
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Social learning theory
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- Child learns by observing others in their social environment
- morals, pro-social behaviour, language and aggression control learned this way
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Piaget’s theory of moral development
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- cognitive development is necessary for moral reasoning
- there are 3 stages
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Piaget’s 3 stages of moral development
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- Pre-moral (0-5)
- no rules, unaware of wrongdoing - Heteronome morality (5-10)
- respect for rules out of fear of punishment
- moral absolutism and immanent justice - Independent morality
- flexibility, understanding social rules can bend
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Kohlberg’s 3 levels of moral reasoning
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- Pre-conventional (punishment orientated, own needs 1st)
- Conventional (approval of others, society + law influence)
- Post conventional (abstract individual values)
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Kohlberg’s 6 stages of moral reasoning
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- Obedience orientation
- Rewards/exchange orientation
- Relationship orientation
- Law & order orientation
- Social contract orientation
- Universal ethical principle orientation
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Criticism to Kohlberg’s moral reasoning model
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- stages don’t seem separate/sequenced/consistent
- moral choices involve more than reasoning
- overlooks aspects of moral maturity
- stages are biased in favour f western male values
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Teacher’s role
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- enhance moral dev through discussions which allow learners to examine their thinking and compare it with others
- integrate reasoning into all areas of school
