Good Resources on Kohlberg's Stages of Moral Development

For interactivity to work make sure "Annotations" are set to ON (= speech bubble needs to be red) Heinz dilemma was conceived by Lawrence Kohlberg in its original research on the stages of moral development in the '70. This video presents a simplified version of the experiment and is by no means a substitution for it.

A 6th grade I-search project I did on Lawrence Kohlberg's stages of moral development. Enjoy¡

Kohlberg proposed a six stage theory of moral development in children. Image: Jeremy Doorten Moral development is a major topic of interest in both psychology and education. One of the best known theories was developed by psychologist Lawrence Kohlberg who modified and expanded upon Jean Piaget's work to form a theory that explained the development of moral reasoning.

Lawrence Kohlberg's stages of moral development constitute an adaptation of a psychological theory originally conceived by the Swiss psychologist Jean Piaget. Kohlberg began work on this topic while a psychology graduate student at the University of Chicago in 1958, and expanded and developed this theory throughout his life.

W.C. Crain. (1985). Theories of Development. Prentice-Hall. pp. 118-136.BIOGRAPHICAL INTRODUCTION An outstanding example of research in the Piagetian tradition is the work of Lawrence Kohlberg. Kohlberg has focused on moral development and has proposed a stage theory of moral thinking which goes well beyond Piaget's initial formulations.

Lawrence Kohlberg's stages of moral development are an adaptation of the Piaget Stages. According to the theory, moral reasoning develops in six stages, each more adequate at responding to moral dilemmas than the one before. See also: Erikson Stages Pre-Conventional Morality Stage 1 Obedience or Punishment Orientation This is the stage that all young children start at (and a few adults remain in).

Video from www.Education-portal.com Introductory course for psychology- psych 101.

Women answer moral questions from their relational understanding of others, Carol Gilligan says.

This video is a concise explanation of Carol Gilligan's Moral Development Theory, which is based on the experiences of women, rather than men. Created by Lea Griess, Jessica Martinez and Dith Pamp for our Student Development Theory class in the College Student Services Program at Oregon State University.

Podcast: Download Need to memorize Lawrence Kohlberg's stages of moral development really quickly? This is what you're looking for - a brief audio podcast in which I give you some crazy images that will stick in your mind for a really long time. You'll be surprised at how quickly you'll have the six stages memorized.