Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®

Digital Commons Network

Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®

Sociology

Higher Education

Series

1994

Moral development

Articles 1 - 1 of 1

Full-Text Articles in Entire DC Network

The Effect Of Community Service Work On The Moral Development Of College Ethics Students., Judith A. Boss Jan 1994

The Effect Of Community Service Work On The Moral Development Of College Ethics Students., Judith A. Boss

Higher Education

A study designed to test the effect of community service work on college ethics students found that community service work along with discussion of relevant moral issues is an effective means of moving students into the post-conventional stage of principled moral reasoning, as measured by Rest's Defining Issues Test. Other benefits of community service work are also discussed in the paper.