Lawrence Kohlberg 1 s cognitive stage theory of the development of moral judgment. In L. Knefelkamp, C. Widick, &C. A. Parker (Eds.), Applying new developmental findings. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1978.Smith, A. F. (1978). Lawrence Kohlberg's cognitive stage theory of the development...
Having specialized in research on moral education and reasoning, he is best known for his theory of stages of moral development. A close follower of Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development, Kohlberg's work reflected and extended his predecessor's ideas, at the same time creating a new ...
Lawrence Kohlberg (October 25, 1927–January 19, 1987) was an American psychologist whose theory of the development of moral reasoning made him one of the most significant psychological researchers of the twentieth century. Kohlberg was born in New York City, attended a private school, and worked...
The theory of moral development from Kohlberg has become a prominent theory and has been widely used to explain individual moral development, as well as a reference in designing the process of moral education. As a theory, Kohlbergs moral development possesses some strengths as well as weakn...
Basic tenets of Kohlberg’s theory The numerous studies investigating moral reasoning based on Kohlberg’s theory have confirmed basic tenets regarding the topic area. Cross-sectional data have shown that older individuals tend to use higher stages of moral reasoning when compared with younger individua...
Lawrence Kohlberg(born October 25, 1927, Bronxville, New York, U.S.—died January 17, 1987, Boston, Massachusetts) was an American psychologist and educator known for his theory of moral development. Kohlberg was the youngest of four children of Alfred Kohlberg, a successful silk merchant of ...