Bibliography: Q2XNHQ8G

key	Q2XNHQ8G
title	Education and Moral Development in Children
author	Stoddart, Susan Clay
authority control	Susan Clay Stoddart
item type	Journal article
publication year	1988
date	1988
publication title	Journal of Bahá'í Studies
abstract note	Partly as a result of the controversy over teaching of religion, schools have avoided teaching children about moral and ethical standards. Children have been taught that morality is relative and is determined by cultural, racial, or ethnic considerations. We teach a 'moral pluralism' that assumes that conflicting moral codes can coexist. Our interdependent world needs a universal moral code to govern our interactions. We are caught between the imperative to function as a world culture, and a belief that we need to maintain separate racial, cultural and ethnic identities. The author calls for teaching children their spiritual identity, defined by their divine qualities and talents, rather than identity on the basis of class, race, religion or ethnicity.
pages	59-75
issue	1
volume	1
language	English
manual tags	EDUCATION; IDENTITY; MORALITY; CHILDREN; VIRTUES