Moral Development in Early Childhood: Benevolence and Responsibility in the Context of Children's Perceptions and Reflections

Autor/in	Yalçin, Vakkas
Titel	Moral Development in Early Childhood: Benevolence and Responsibility in the Context of Children's Perceptions and Reflections
Quelle	In: Educational Policy Analysis and Strategic Research, 16 (2021) 4, S.140-163 (24 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Yalçin, Vakkas)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1949-4289
Schlagwörter	Moral Development; Early Childhood Education; Altruism; Responsibility; Preschool Children; Childrens Attitudes; Reflection; Intention; Child Behavior; Values Education; Kindergarten; Freehand Drawing + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Moralische Entwicklung; Early childhood; Education; Frühkindliche Bildung; Frühpädagogik; Altruistic behavior; Altruismus; Verantwortungsübernahme; Zuständigkeit; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Werterziehung; Drawing; Zeichnen
Abstract	This study aimed to examine children's perceptions regarding the concepts of benevolence and responsibility in early childhood and the way they put them into practice. The study was designed according to the basic qualitative research method and consisted of 64 children between the ages of 4 and 5. The data were collected through interactive value stories, children's drawings related to the relevant values, and semi-structured interviews. The data analysis presented remarkable results, the first of which is that preschool children may have not only result-oriented but also intention-oriented moral values. The second result is that the course of behaviours related to moral values is primarily directed towards family members. As the third result, preschool children's moral values were found to appear often in their relationships with people in need and with people who are much older. Finally, the fourth result indicates that children associate moral values not only with human beings but also with nature and plants, which is a significant indicator that universal moral thinking can develop in children of this age. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	International Association of Educators. Egitim Fakultesi Dekanligi, Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Canakkale 17100, Turkey. e-mail: secretary@inased.org; Web site: https://inased.org/epasrpi/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01