<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Numerous studies have focused on identifying the stages of ethical decision process and the factors that can influence it, aiming to provide tools for educators’ struggle of improving the moral profile of the students. The purpose of this paper is to present an overview of the four explanatory theoretical models of moral development, in order to notice the relationship between the rational and the emotional components of personality during the moral decision-making process and to highlight their impact on educational process. It is resumed a qualitative research that was developed using the Atlas.ti software. The results sustain the empirical observation that educators change the focus of the moral explanation, moral story and moral conversation towards the more interactive methods, like moral case study and moral exercise.</p></abstract>

Numerous studies have focused on identifying the stages of ethical decision process and the factors that can influence it, aiming to provide tools for educators’ struggle of improving the moral profile of the students. The purpose of this paper is to present an overview of the four explanatory theoretical models of moral development, in order to notice the relationship between the rational and the emotional components of personality during the moral decision-making process and to highlight their impact on educational process. It is resumed a qualitative research that was developed using the Atlas.ti software. The results sustain the empirical observation that educators change the focus of the moral explanation, moral story and moral conversation towards the more interactive methods, like moral case study and moral exercise.

A Content Analysis of Four Explanatory Models of the Moral Development

“Nicolae Bălcescu” Land Forces Academy, Sibiu, Romania

International conference KNOWLEDGE-BASED ORGANIZATION

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Numerous studies have focused on identifying the stages of ethical decision process and the factors that can influence it, aiming to provide tools for...

A Content Analysis of Four Explanatory Models of the Moral Development

Published Online: Jul 27, 2016

Page range: 413 - 418

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/kbo-2016-0071

Keywords
moral development, moral education, theoretical models

© 2015 Ştefania Bumbuc, published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

A Content Analysis of Four Explanatory Models of the Moral Development

Published Online: Jul 27, 2016

Page range: 413 - 418

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/kbo-2016-0071

Keywordsmoral development, moral education, theoretical models

© 2015 Ştefania Bumbuc, published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
moral development, moral education, theoretical models