CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -The universal ethics and principles level of the postconventional stage is when moral reasoning is developed based on a person’s own reasoning and ethical principles. People develop their own moral compass, separate from social convention and laws.

Detailed explanation-2: -Postconventional morality, a concept developed largely by psychologist Lawrence Kohlberg, identifies the ethical reasoning of moral actors who make decisions based on rights, values, duties, or principles that are (or could be) universalizable.

Detailed explanation-3: -At the postconventional level, the individual moves beyond the perspective of his or her own society. Morality is defined in terms of abstract principles and values that apply to all situations and societies. The individual attempts to take the perspective of all individuals.

Detailed explanation-4: -Level 3-Postconventional morality Postconventional morality is the third stage of moral development, and is characterized by an individuals’ understanding of universal ethical principles. These are abstract and ill-defined, but might include: the preservation of life at all costs, and the importance of human dignity.

Detailed explanation-5: -The next two stages occur at level 2, conventional morality-so named because at these stages it is no longer individuals such as parents, but rather social groups, such as family and friends, that children perceive as the source of authority.