Taking development seriously: Critique of the 2008 JME Special Issue on moral functioning

Journal of Moral Education

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 271-282

  Gibbs, John C ^a   Moshman, David ^b   Berkowitz, Marvin W ^c   Basinger, Karen S ^d   Grime, Rebecca L ^e  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

^d Urbana University   (United States)

^e WASHINGTON AND JEFFERSON COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 74949111296     PISSN: 03057240     EISSN: 14653877     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03057240903101432     Document Type: Article

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