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ERIC Number: EJ174711
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1977
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Epistemological and Moral Development in Girls from a Traditional and a Progressive High School
And Others; Clinchy, Blythe
Journal of Educational Psychology, 69, 4, 337-43, Aug 77
Sophomore and senior female students from traditional and progressive high schools were interviewed to determine stage of moral development (Kohlberg scale) and epistemological development (Perry scale). On both scales, progressive school seniors scored higher than traditional school seniors. Seniors' mean scores were significantly higher than sophomores', for progressive school students. (GDC)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Correlation, Developmental Stages, Epistemology, Ethical Instruction, Females, High Schools, Moral Development, Progressive Education, Secondary Education, Traditional Schools
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Identifiers: Kohlberg Moral Judgment Scale; Perry Scheme of Development