Education Theorists Kohlberg v Gilligan
Assignment:
Lawrence Kohlberg’s research was grounded in Piagetian theory and he sought to discover how children and people develop moral reasoning. His theory is characterized by a sequence of six stages grouped into three levels of defined morality.
Carol Gilligan taught at Harvard University with Erik Erikson. She became a research assistant for Kohlberg in the 1970s and went on to write a dissertation on moral development that criticized Kohlberg for using only privileged, white males in his research. She developed the theory of the “morality of care” as opposed to Kohlberg’s male-oriented “morality of justice.”
Write a 2- to 3-paragraph response after reading the theories Kohlberg and Gilligan offer.
Discuss your personal view on moral development and how you potentially contribute to someone’s moral development as a teacher, family member, mentor, etc.
Share 1 or 2 examples of how your view specifically relates to (supports or contradicts) Kohlberg and Gilligan’s theories. Be sure to consider how the individuality of each student impacts your thinking about this topic.
This particular topic is fraught with intense personal feelings and responses. Be honest, yet respectful in your post and responses as you explore the many facets of morality and development.
Support your statements with evidence from the Required Studies and your research. Cite and reference your sources in APA style.
Required readings/citation opportunities
Required Studies
The following materials are Required Studies for this week.
Moral Development
Stages of Moral Reasoning (WikEd, 2007)
https://wik.ed.uiuc.edu/articles/m/o/r/Moral_Reasoning_b927.html
The Cognitive-Developmental Stages of Moral Education (Kohlberg, 1988) [PDF]
Note: Read section 88, pages 597-614.
Kohlberg’s Stages of Moral Development (Crain, 1985) [PDF]
Carol Gilligan on Women and Moral Development (Big Think, 2012) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2W_9MozRoKE
Gilligan-Kohlberg Controversy and Preliminary Conclusion (Kakkori & Huttunen, n.d.) https://eepat.net/doku.php?id=gilligan_kohlberg_controversy_and_preliminary_conclusion
Moral Development: Lawrence Kohlberg and Carol Gilligan (Maxwell, 2014) https://www.academia.edu/7829090/Moral_Development_Lawrence_Kohlberg_and_Carol_Gilligan