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Strategies of Moral
Development
OBJECTIVES:
Describe Kohlberg’s
theory of moral And also for teacher
development and the and parents to
01 stages of reasoning. 02 understand how this
theory help their kids’
moral development.
To explain how this
theory is relevant for
03 children of different
ages.
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1
MUTUAL BENEFIT.
2 One is motivated to act by the benefit that one may obtain later. You scratch my back, I’ll scratch yours.
SOCIAL APPROVAL.
3 One is motivated by what others expect in behavior- good boy, good girl. The person acts because
CONVENTIONAL he/she values how he/she appear to others. He/she give importance on what people will think or say.
LAW AND ORDER.
4 One is motivated to act in order to uphold law and order. The person will follow the law because it is the
law.
POST- CONVENTIONAL SOCIAL CONTRACT.
5 Laws that are wrong can be changed. One will act based on social and the common goods.
UNIVERSAL PRINCIPLE.
6 This is associated with the development of one’s conscience. Having a set of standards that drives one to
posses’ moral responsibility to make societal change regardless of consequences to oneself.
THANKYOU !!!