Research in Moral Education: The Contribution of P4C to the Moral Growth of Students
Moral education and moral growth are very important topics, and have been so as much in the fields of moral psychology and moral education as in the policies of governments and international institutions over the past decades. These two topics are also central themes within the educational proposal...
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doaj-308f48484d7740049f69e008434071c42020-11-25T02:13:23ZengMDPI AGEducation Sciences2227-71022020-04-011011911910.3390/educsci10040119Research in Moral Education: The Contribution of P4C to the Moral Growth of StudentsFélix García-Moriyón0Jara González-Lamas1Juan Botella2Javier González Vela3Tomás Miranda-Alonso4Antonio Palacios5Rafael Robles-Loro6Specific Didactics Department, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, UAM, 28049 Madrid, SpainSchool of Education and Health, Universidad Camilo José Cela, 28692 Madrid, SpainDepartment of Social Psychology and Methodology, Faculty of Psychology, UAM, 28049 Madrid, SpainDegree in Physical Sciences, UAM, 28049 Madrid, SpainCentro de Filosofía para Niños, 28005 Madrid, SpainPhilosophy Deparment, High School Rayuela, 28935 Mostoles, SpainPhilosophy Deparment, High School NSV, 28935 Málaga, SpainMoral education and moral growth are very important topics, and have been so as much in the fields of moral psychology and moral education as in the policies of governments and international institutions over the past decades. These two topics are also central themes within the educational proposal of Philosophy for Children (P4C), as seen in theoretical reflection and in educational research. It is necessary to start from a more global approach to moral growth, focused on the development of capacities. Such abilities are to be understood as virtues or personality traits that enable us to achieve a full life, that is, to become good people. The transformation of classrooms into communities of philosophical inquiry, following the educational guidelines of P4C, can contribute to the achievement of this objective. Here we present the psychological and methodological underpinnings of an educational research project that we are applying to a small sample that includes two groups—experimental and control—in a typical classroom environment. We are administering tests at the beginning and the end of the application of a moral education model according to the basic principles of Philosophy for Children. The objective is to verify that our research design could be used to evaluate the contribution of this educational model to the students’ moral growth, understood as the consolidation of the students’ moral habits and competences.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/10/4/119philosophy for childrenmoral growthcharactervirtuesethical educationgood person |
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Félix García-Moriyón Jara González-Lamas Juan Botella Javier González Vela Tomás Miranda-Alonso Antonio Palacios Rafael Robles-Loro Research in Moral Education: The Contribution of P4C to the Moral Growth of Students Education Sciences philosophy for children moral growth character virtues ethical education good person |
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Research in Moral Education: The Contribution of P4C to the Moral Growth of Students |
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Research in Moral Education: The Contribution of P4C to the Moral Growth of Students |
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Moral education and moral growth are very important topics, and have been so as much in the fields of moral psychology and moral education as in the policies of governments and international institutions over the past decades. These two topics are also central themes within the educational proposal of Philosophy for Children (P4C), as seen in theoretical reflection and in educational research. It is necessary to start from a more global approach to moral growth, focused on the development of capacities. Such abilities are to be understood as virtues or personality traits that enable us to achieve a full life, that is, to become good people. The transformation of classrooms into communities of philosophical inquiry, following the educational guidelines of P4C, can contribute to the achievement of this objective. Here we present the psychological and methodological underpinnings of an educational research project that we are applying to a small sample that includes two groups—experimental and control—in a typical classroom environment. We are administering tests at the beginning and the end of the application of a moral education model according to the basic principles of Philosophy for Children. The objective is to verify that our research design could be used to evaluate the contribution of this educational model to the students’ moral growth, understood as the consolidation of the students’ moral habits and competences. |
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