The development of moral judgements in children : a theoretical and empirical investigation

Nowadays it is uncommon to open a new book on child development and find no mention of the work of Jean Piaget. In his fifty years of academic life Piaget has published a phenomenal number of books and articles, has provided the impetus for even more research and has contributed a unique theory of c...

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Main Author: Lydiat, Michael
Published: University of Sheffield 1971
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.683921
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Summary:Nowadays it is uncommon to open a new book on child development and find no mention of the work of Jean Piaget. In his fifty years of academic life Piaget has published a phenomenal number of books and articles, has provided the impetus for even more research and has contributed a unique theory of child development to a field already crowded with ideas. An understanding of Piaget's work is essential to anyone interested in the development of the child; this thesis attempts to explain and extend the theory of moral development which has been proposed by this truly remarkable academic.