David Cavazos

Learning and Cognition

University of Texas at Brownsville

Lawrence Kohlberg

Background

Born in 1927 ( Bornxville, New York

Was involved in WWII- helped smuggle Jewish refugees past British blockades

1948 enrolled at University of Chicago

1958 presented doctoral dissertation ( became the basis of his studies )

Contributions

Expansion on Piaget’s stages

Theory of Moral Development *

Stages of Moral Development

Moral Reasoning idea

Influenced moral development through education

Significant research

Just Community Schools

Theory of Moral Development

Youtube Video

Stages of Moral Development

http://youtu.be/CYrfV-F3x_8

Moral Reasoning

How can it be applied ?

The Just Community

The Hidden Curriculum

Moral ideas – right from wrong

In the classroom

References

Arnold, M. (2000). Stage, sequence, and sequels: changing conceptions of morality, post-Kohlberg. Educational Psychology Review, 12(4), 365-383.

 Crain, W.C. (1985). Theories of Development. Prentice-Hall. pp. 118-136.

 Grover, S. (1980). AN EXAMINATION OF KOHLBERG'S COGNITIVE-DEVELOPMENTAL MODEL OF MORALITY. Journal Of Genetic Psychology, 136(1), 137.

 Hayes, R. L. (1994). The Legacy of Lawrence Kohlberg: Implications for Counseling and Human Development. Journal Of Counseling & Development, 72(3), 261-267.

 Kohlberg, L. (1968). EARLY EDUCATION: A COGNITIVE-DEVELOPMENTAL VIEW. Child Development, 39(4), 1013.

 McDonough, G. P. (2005). Moral maturity and autonomy: appreciating the significance of Lawrence Kolhberg's Just Community. Journal Of Moral Education, 34(2), 199-213. doi:10.1080/03057240500127186

References

Walker, L. J. (1982). The Sequentiality of Kohlberg's Stages of Moral Development. Child Development, 53(5), 1330-1336. doi:10.1111/1467-8624.ep8588153

Walsh, C. (2000). The Life and Legacy of Lawrence Kohlberg. Society, 37(2), 38-41.

Woods, C. P. (1996). GENDER DIFFERENCES IN MORAL DEVELOPMENT AND ACQUISITION: A REVIEW OF KOHLBERG'S AND GILLIGAN'S MODELS OF JUSTICE AND CARE. Social Behavior & Personality: An International Journal, 24(4), 375-384.

Yüksel, S. (2005). Kohlberg and Hidden Curriculum in Moral Education: An Opportunity for Students' Acquisition of Moral Values in the New Turkish Primary Education Curriculum. Educational Sciences: Theory & Practice, 5(2), 329-338.