Laurence Kohlberg

Kohlberg

Stages of Moral Reasoning

Introduction

Discuss how you would react to Heinz dilemma

Lawrence Kohlberg

Stages of Moral Reasoning

• Chicago experiment with children.
• WHY is it right or wrong?
• 3 levels, 6 stages.
• Reasoning changes as people grow older.

Level 1. Preconventional Morality

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Level 1. Preconventional Morality

Examples

Stage 2

Stage 1.

If you steal, then you go to jail. If you defend someone, he'll do it one day for you.

Obedience and Punishment Orientation

Individualism and Exchange

• More than one point of view

• Rules settled

Level II. Conventional Morality

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Level II. Conventional Morality

I understand the function of laws for society as a whole.

Examples

Stage 4

Stage 3.

"Their intentions were good.""Don't be selfish." "I understand why you did it, but there are unavoidable consequences."

Good Interpersonal Relationships

Maintaining the Social Order

Living up to expectations Good feelings: love, empathy, trust, and concern for others Conventional morality (Anyone could see...)

Societal order: obeying laws, respecting authority, and performing one's duties Preventing chaos by a legal structure

Level III. Postconventional Morality

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Level III. Postconventional Morality

Examples

Stage 6

Stage 5

Life is more valuable than something material

Social Contract and Individual Rights

Universal Principles.

• Justice and impartiallity
• Theoretical stage

• What makes good for a society?
• Protect certain rights

Empathy

Reflection

As teachers, understanding how humans develop will be helpful when planning a lesson, to make it effective for the kind of learners we will deal with.Learners need to be understood, helped and assisted so that they are able to learn successfully.

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