e-Pedagogium 2017, 17(1):35-45 | DOI: 10.5507/epd.2017.004

Issue of the Method of Moral Dilemmas in Ethics Education

Jan Hábl, Jan Polinský
doc. PhDr. Jan Hábl, Ph.D. & Bc. Jan Polinský, Katedra pedagogiky, Pedagogická fakulta, Univerzita J. E. Purkyně, Hoření 13, 400 96 Ústí nad Labem, E-mail: jan.habl@ujep.cz; jpolin@centrum.cz

The objective of this paper is to answer the question of whether the method of so-called moral dilemmas is a suitable tool for Ethic Education lessons. The work will introduce the fundamental ideological concept of two figures of moral psychology, Jean Piaget and Lawrence Kohlberg. It will be followed by the methods of moral dilemmas efficacy and applicability of which in lessons will be tested. Moral development of an individual is influenceable through pedagogy in school environment. Moral dilemmas are an efficient tool in ethics education but only for individuals who have reached a certain level of moral development.

Keywords: moral, ethic, education, development, dilemma

Published: February 1, 2017  Show citation

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Hábl, J., & Polinský, J. (2017). Issue of the Method of Moral Dilemmas in Ethics Education. e-Pedagogium, 17(1), 35-45. doi: 10.5507/epd.2017.004
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