WITHDRAWN: Philosophical Ethics With Three- to Five-Year-Old Children

• In Event: 61.071 - Sheraton Roundtable Session 10 - Grand Centre
  In Roundtable Session: 61.071-10 - Moral Education: From Early Childhood to College Years

Abstract

Philosophical Ethics in Early Childhood (PEECh) explores the effectiveness of dialogical discussion of ethical dilemmas and extension activities for fostering ethical development, social competence, and Theory of Mind in early childhood (3-5 years-of-age). A primary aim of our study is to test whether children in the experimental condition showed a greater increase than children in the control condition in social competence and Theory of Mind. We conducted a thematic review of interviews and questionnaires, and frequency analysis of the collected data.
At the end of the study, experiment group children’s conflict behaviors were reduced, their social competence was higher comparing to the control group children. Both children’s attention to conflict, personal welfare, and the welfare of others were increased.

Author

• Tugce burcu Arda Tuncdemir, The Pennsylvania State University