A Developmental Approach to Interpersonal and Moral Awareness in Young Children: Some Theoretical and Educational Perspectives. First Draft.

Selman, Robert L.

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Title: A Developmental Approach to Interpersonal and Moral Awareness in Young Children: Some Theoretical and Educational Perspectives. First Draft.

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Title:	A Developmental Approach to Interpersonal and Moral Awareness in Young Children: Some Theoretical and Educational Perspectives. First Draft.
Authors:	Selman, Robert L.
Descriptors:	Children; Cognitive Development; Developmental Psychology; Educational Practices; Empathy; Identification (Psychology); Interpersonal Relationship; Moral Development; Moral Values; Perception; Self Concept
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Publication Date:	1974-06-20
Pages:	33
Pub Types:	Speeches/Meeting Papers
Abstract:	This paper deals with some of the social and educational implications of Piaget's concept of "stages", (as formulated in structural-developmental psychology) and focuses on a basic aspect of interpersonal cognition--social perspective-taking ability. The analysis emphasizes the structure of social understanding rather than the content, the ability to conceive of subjective perspectives rather than the accuracy of person perception. From a longitudinal study of children, aged four years through young adulthood, four levels of interpersonal perspective-taking in children prior to adolescence are identified: (1) egocentric perspective-taking, (2) subjective perspective-taking, (3) self-reflective perspective-taking, and (4) mutual perspective-taking. In a second study, subjects responded to filmed, socio-moral dilemmas. On the basis of the responses, the levels of interpersonal perspective-taking were related to moral conceptions in children. The last half of the paper concentrates on the educational implications of the sequence of perspective-taking levels, particularly social-conceptual conflict and exposure to reasoning slightly above the child's own level. A peer-oriented developmental program for social education is presented, along with a description of the teacher's role in social education and some pilot research which evaluates the author's procedures. (CS)
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Note:	Paper presented at the National Seminar of the American Montessori Society (Boston, Massachusetts, June 1974)
Identifiers:	Piaget (Jean)
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