Date Awarded

1983

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Education (Ed.D.)

Department

Education

Abstract

The purpose of this research was to study younger children ages seven to ten in order to determine if younger children could exceed stage two in moral development as tested by Kohlberg's Moral Judgment Interview. Intelligence quotient, socioeconomic status, and achievement were studied to determine if there was a correlation between these variables and the stage of moral development in younger children, ages seven to ten.;One hundred and twenty students in the Goochland County, Virginia school system participated in this study. They were administered Kohlberg's Moral Judgment Interview from which their moral stage was assessed. School records and scores on the Science Research Associates test were used to compile data on intelligence quotient, socioeconomic status, and achievement.;It was hypothesized that (1) younger children ages seven to ten could exceed stage two on Kohlberg's Moral Judgment Interview and that (2) intelligence quotient, socioeconomic status, and achievement were correlated significantly with stage of moral development in children ages seven to ten.;It was concluded that nearly fifty percent of the students tested exceeded stage two on Kohlberg's Moral Judgment Interview. It was also concluded that intelligence quotient, socioeconomic status and achievement were not significantly correlated with stage of moral development in younger children ages seven to ten.;Further study is needed to explore the development of younger children ages seven to ten in the area of moral development. An outgrowth of this research could be the development of curriculum and teaching strategies in moral development for younger children ages seven to ten.

DOI

https://dx.doi.org/doi:10.25774/w4-6y9h-fk97

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