kohlberg and paigets` moral development

kohlberg and piaget 's moral development

Elizabeth , a seven year old child , was forbidden by her mother to play inside the house or else she 'll tie her up side down . One day , her little friends invited her to play a chasing ' game . Because she was not to play inside the house , she told her friends to play outside the house . They got bored with the game and decided to change it into hide and seek . Elizabeth , a very competitive child , doesn 't want to be caught by anyone . She decided to hide

inside the house keeping in mind to be as careful as possible . But unfortunately for her , her friend Aspen , who was the seeker , saw her enter the house and followed her Elizabeth got nervous when she saw Aspen . In the instant that Aspen entered the house , Elizabeth quickly ran towards the door but she was caught by Aspen . They grab each other so that one of them might reach the base first . But as they grab each other they bump into vase stand The vase fell and breaks . Her mother caught them . Elizabeth told her mother that it 's not her fault and include Aspen as well

Commonly , children exhibits a pre-conventional level of way of thinking that is , they enter the first and second stage of Kohlberg 's six stages of moral development (Nucci , 2002 . In stage 1 , children conceived an action to be right or wrong according to the punishment their parents give them . In stage 2 , the concept developed by a child is like you scratch my back , I 'll scratch yours . For Piaget , children are more worried about the results and consequences of what they have done rather than the true reason underlying their action (Nucci , 2002 . Applying these theories to Elizabeth ' situation , she would think of horrible situations like her mother 's going to tie her up side down . Maybe she 'll also think of different scenarios like she 'll not allow her to play ever again . Another thing , she 'll make sure that Aspen will take her punishment too - this is to include the you scratch my back , I 'll scratch yours . Obviously , the child 's age is appropriate to the stage since Elizabeth is exhibiting both the characteristics that Piaget and Kohlberg described

Reference

Nucci , L (2002 , February 15 . Studies in Moral Development and Education : An Overview

Retrieved September 23 , 2007 , from http /tigger .uic .edu lnucci /MoralEd /overview .html

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