Moral Development

Taylor & Francis

Moral DevelopmentA Psychological Study of Moral Growth from Childhood to Adolescence\nAuthor(s): William Kay\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138725447, 978-1138725447\nSynopsis\nAlthough the work of Piaget dealt with the intellectual development of children, and that of Goldman with a childs religious thought, there had hitherto been no comparable book on child morality to complete the developmental picture of the time. Originally published in 1968 William Kays book was designed to fill this gap, for he offers a complete description of the moral growth of children from infancy to adolescence. \n\nDr Kay was writing specifically for students and practising teachers and carefully avoids specialist jargon where ordinary terms suffice. He concludes that the findings of research into attitude formation and change could provide teachers with those techniques to help their pupils become morally mature members of socie.