Moral Development: Advances in Research and Theory

by James R. Rest

This book focuses on a theoretical framework (the Four-Component Model) and evaluations of the Defining Issues Test (DIT) developed by Rest and his coworkers. The authors assess their own work with the DIT and that of hundreds of other investigators. Among their conclusions are: formal education is correlated with moral judgment; there is evidence for Kohlberg's higher stages; moral education programs produce modest gains, and, there are no sex differences...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275922545
• ISBN13: 9780275922542
• Release Date: November 1986
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 241 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.8" x 9.3"