Moral Development by Dr. Thomas Lickona
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Explore Dr. Thomas Lickona's stages of moral reasoning and his impactful work in character education. Learn about his background, achievements, and critique of moral agency and child development.
Moral Development by Dr. Thomas Lickona
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Dr. Thomas Lickona Devon and Levi
Background • Developmental psychologist with Ph.D. and Professor of Education (State University of New York) • Served on the leadership of: • The Center for the Fourth and Fifth Rs (Respect and Responsibility) • Association for Moral Education • Character Education Partnership
Background • Lectured in the US, Canada, Japan, Switzerland, Ireland and Latin America about the education of morals in the home and the school • Has appeared on The Larry King Show and Good Morning America • Awarded with: • State University of New York Faculty Exchange Scholar • Distinguished Alumni Award from the State University of New York at Albany • Sanford N. McDonnell Lifetime Achievement Award in Character Education
Background • His many publications revolve around subjects such as “Raising Good Children,” “Smart and Good High Schools,” and “Character Matters: How to Help Our Children Develop Good Judgment, Integrity, and Other Essential Virtues”
Lickona’sStages Of Moral Reasoning • Adopted from Kolberg’s “Stages of Moral Development” • Which came right after Piaget’s “Theory of Cognitive Development” • All of which give rough ages and are set stages that must be attained in order to progress.
Lickona’sStages Of Moral Reasoning • Stage 0: Egocentric Reasoning • Around age 4 • Stage 1: Unquestioned Obedience • Around Kindergarten • Stage 2: What’s-In-It-For-Me Fairness • Early Elementary Grades • Stage 3: Interpersonal Conformity • Middle Elementary to Early Teens • Stage 4: Responsibility to the System • Late High School • Stage 5: Principled Conscience • Young Adulthood
Critique • Moral agency is not granted to children until late in development • Younger children are able to understand “right and wrong” • Other critiques are leveled at specific aspects of his books
Works Cited • Background: https://www.medinstitute.org/public/209.cfmhttp://www2.cortland.edu/centers/character/staff.dot • www.gsu.edu/~wwwsfd/2001/Geren.PDF • http://www.character-education.info/Articles/stages_of_moral_development.htm