The early childhood educator in the emperor's new clothes: A powerful moral decision maker in action

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Abstract

The construction of moral decision within a socially ambiguous situation is not exclusive to Andersen's emperor, but rather is shared by many early childhood educators as powerful decision makers within the day care center. Based on Andersen's perceptive analysis, this paper suggests a cognitive model (Argyris and Schon 1974, Schon 1983) which explains the gap between these decision makers’ hypothetical and actual moral knowledge (Damon 1980).

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)175-187
Number of pages13
JournalEarly Child Development and Care
Volume18
Issue number3-4
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 1985

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Social Psychology
  • Developmental and Educational Psychology
  • Pediatrics

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