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| Kohlberg’s Theory of Moral Development |
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- parallel to Jean Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development
- moral reasoning, which is the basis for ethical behavior, has six identifiable developmental constructive stages
- people are more adequate at responding to moral dilemmas than the last
- higher stages of moral development provide the person with greater capacities or abilities in terms of decision making
- these stages allow people to handle increasingly complex dilemmas
- person must pass through each successive stage of moral development without skipping a stage |
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Kohlberg’s Theory of Moral Development: Stages
Preconventional |
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Kohlberg’s Theory of Moral Development: Stages
Conventional |
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Kohlberg’s Theory of Moral Development: Stages
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- conceptual framework describing how information is absorbed, processed, and retained during learning
- Cognitive, emotional, and environmental influences, as well as prior experience, all play a part in how understanding, or a worldview, is acquired or changed, as well as how knowledge and skills are retained
- conceptualized as fitting into four distinct orientations |
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Learning Theory: 1 of 4 Distinct Orientations
Behaviorist |
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- Pavlov, Skinner
- learning is viewed through change in behavior and the stimuli
- external environment are the locus of learning
- Social workers aim to change the external environment in order to bring about desired change |
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Learning Theory: 1 of 4 Distinct Orientations
Cognitive |
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- Piaget
- learning is viewed through internal mental processes
- including insight, information processing, memory, and perception
- the locus of learning is internal cognitive structures
- Social workers aim to develop opportunities to foster capacity and skills to improve learning |
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Learning Theory: 1 of 4 Distinct Orientations
Humanistic |
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- Maslow
- learning is viewed as a person’s activities aimed at reaching his or her full potential
- the locus of learning is in meeting cognitive and other need
- Social workers aim to develop the whole person |
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Learning Theory: 1 of 4 Distinct Orientations
Social/Situational |
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- Bandura
- learning is obtained between people and their environment and their interactions and observations in social contexts
- Social workers establish opportunities for conversation and participation to occur |
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