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What is Kohlberg’s Moral Development Theory

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Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Fourth Edition
A theory proposed by Kohlberg (1976) in which he described six stages of moral reasoning grouped into three major levels: pre-conventional, conventional, and post-conventional. Kohlberg believed that individuals could only progress through these stages one stage at a time; one cannot get to a higher stage without passing through the stage immediately preceding it. Individuals could only come to comprehending a moral rational one stage above their own.
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The Morality of Reporting Safety Concerns in Aviation
Kawtar Tani (UCOL, New Zealand)
Copyright: © 2018 |Pages: 11
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-2255-3.ch278
Abstract
Previous investigation into the morality of actions suggested that individuals' level of cognitive moral development, strongly influences their decisions regarding what is right or wrong, and focuses upon the rights, duties and obligations involved in a particular ethical situation. Using the cognitive moral development framework, this research sought to explore the moral reasoning behind aviation employees' intentions to report wrongdoing in the aviation context. Findings indicated that a significant association between participants' intentions to intervene in a wrongdoing situation, and their level of moral reasoning exists. Specifically, the modal level of participants' moral reasoning was consistent with the Conventional level of moral theories, and was higher for participants who stated that they would intervene, than for participants who stated they would not intervene in a wrongdoing situation.
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