Originally published in 1974 Values and Moral Development in Higher Education deals practically with various aspects of the impact of higher educational processes, recognising a need for these to be inter-related and understood within a common framework. It takes the form of a set of contributions whose authors have sought to relate their perspectives and experiences by reference to John Wilson's philosophical analyses of the nature of moral maturity and the possible aims of moral education, and, where possible, to each other.

Originally published in 1974 Values and Moral Development in Higher Education deals practically with various aspects of the impact of higher educational processes, recognising a need for these to be inter-related and understood within a common framework. It takes the form of a set of contributions whose authors have sought to relate their perspectives and experiences by reference to John Wilson's philosophical analyses of the nature of moral maturity and the possible aims of moral education, and, where possible, to each other.

The background to this book, first published in 1986, and its underlying concern lies with those aspects of education which relate to values. Amongst these, moral and social values are often thought of as central, and they are the title's primary concerns. The study also deals with the value aspects and implications of the major areas of the sec

This collection of original contributions by leading researchers celebrates the 1996 centenary of the births of the two most seminal figures in education and developmental psychology - Jean Piaget and Lev Vygotsky. Research in their footsteps continues worldwide and is growing.
What are the implications for the future for this extensive programme? Which of the large body of findings has proved most important to current research? Based around five themes, these original contributions cover educational intervention and teaching, social collaboration and learning, cognitive skills and domains, the measurement of development and the development of modal understanding.

Full Contributors:
Professor Michael Beveridge, University of Bristol; Professor Michael Shayer, University of Cambridge; Dr. Gerard Duveen, University of Cambridge; Professor A.N. Perret-Clermont, Universite de Neuchatel, Switzerland; Professor Peter Bryant, University of Oxford; Professor Lauren Resnick, University of Pittsburg, USA; Dr. Trevor Bond, James Cook University, Australia; Dr. Margaret Chalmers, University of Edinburgh; Dr. Brendan McGonigle, University of Edinburgh; Dr. Paul Harris, University of Oxford; Professor Deanna Kuhn, Columbia University, USA; Dr. Julie Dockrell, Institute of Education, London; Dr. P. Tomlinson, University of Leeds; Dr. R. Campbell, Stirling University; Dr. Gerry Finn Strathclyde University; Dr. Jon Ridgeway, Lancaster University; Professor Kathy Sylva, Institute of Education, London

The background to this book, first published in 1986, and its underlying concern lies with those aspects of education which relate to values. Amongst these, moral and social values are often thought of as central, and they are the title's primary concerns. The study also deals with the value aspects and implications of the major areas of the sec