CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Kohlberg’s theory is said to be not only influenced by Piaget’s theory of moral autonomy, but it is often described as a further development of that theory.

Detailed explanation-2: -Lawrence Kohlberg’s stages of moral development, a comprehensive stage theory of moral development based on Jean Piaget’s theory of moral judgment for children (1932) and developed by Lawrence Kohlberg in 1958.

Detailed explanation-3: -Lawrence Kohlberg admired Piaget’s approach to studying children’s conceptions of morality. If Piaget saw children as little logicians, Kohlberg viewed them as moral philosophers.

Detailed explanation-4: -Piaget’s Theory He proposed that between the ages of 5-9 years old, children develop moral realism; that is, they believe that morality is conducted by authority figures and breaking rules will lead to punishment.