Narrative, Language, and Moral Experience.

Tappan, Mark B.

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ERIC Number: EJ443739

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1991

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Narrative, Language, and Moral Experience.

Tappan, Mark B.

Journal of Moral Education, v20 n3 p243-56 1991

Discusses ways that language shapes moral experience. Suggests that words provide the tools necessary for thinking, feeling, and acting and so are essential to psychological functioning. States that understanding how language mediates the functioning of the psyche is prerequisite to understanding how narrative expresses moral experience and functioning. (DK)

Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Discourse Analysis, Elementary Education, Ethical Instruction, Moral Development, Moral Values, Parent Child Relationship, Parent Influence, Personal Narratives, Semantics, Symbolism, Teacher Student Relationship, Value Judgment, Verbal Communication

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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