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ERIC Number: EJ314307
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1985
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The Early Childhood Educator in the Emperor's New Clothes: A Powerful Moral Decision Maker in Action.
Linn, Ruth
Early Child Development and Care, v18 n3-4 p175-87 1985
The construction of moral decisions within a socially ambiguous situation is not exclusive to Andersen's emperor but, rather, is shared by many early childhood educators as powerful decision makers within the day care center. Suggests a cognitive model which explains the gap between these decision makers' hypothetical and actual moral knowledge. (Author/CB)
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Decision Making, Early Childhood Education, Elementary School Teachers, Moral Values, Social Influences
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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