Adherence to the value of justice in children: a comparison between spontaneous answers and answers given to a structured questionnaire

Authors

  • Maria Suzana De Stefano Menin UNESP - Câmpus de Presidente Prudente
  • Adriano Moro Fundação Carlos Chagas
  • Patricia Unger Raphael Bataglia Faculdade de Filosofia e Ciências da UNESP - Câmpus de Marília

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5902/198464449000

Keywords:

Justice, Moral Value, Rating Scale.

Abstract

The aim of this study was to assess adherence to the value justice in children. We compared the responses of children between 9 and 12 years, in two types of questionnaires: the first with alternatives, built in increasing levels of social perspective descentration, and the second with the same issues presented openly. The questions were presented in the form of stories involving distributive, commutative and retributive justice. The questionnaire with alternatives was applied in 111 children and the structured questionnaire in other 28. In both types of questionnaires children showed the same trends in adherence to the value, however, the spontaneous responses were more punitive and using stronger expiatory sanctions than in the closed one, in the case of stories about retributive and procedural justice.

Author Biographies

Maria Suzana De Stefano Menin, UNESP - Câmpus de Presidente Prudente

Professora Titular em Psicologia da Educação pela UNESP.

Professora do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Educação da UNESP, Presidente Prudente, mestrado e doutorado.

Adriano Moro, Fundação Carlos Chagas

Mestre em Psicologia da Educação pela Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo PUC/SP.

Assistente Técnico de Pesquisas em Avaliações Educacionais da Fundação Carlos Chagas.

Patricia Unger Raphael Bataglia, Faculdade de Filosofia e Ciências da UNESP - Câmpus de Marília

Departamento de Psicologia da Educação - Área de Pesquisa Desenvolvimento Moral

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Published

2014-12-24

How to Cite

Menin, M. S. D. S., Moro, A., & Bataglia, P. U. R. (2014). Adherence to the value of justice in children: a comparison between spontaneous answers and answers given to a structured questionnaire. Education, 40(1), 229–240. https://doi.org/10.5902/198464449000

Issue

educação, v. 40, n. 1, jan./abr. 2015

Section

Continuous Demand

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