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DEVELOPMENT
STAGES OF SPIRITUAL AND MORAL
DEVELOPMENT
RELATED THEORIES
IMPLICATION ON TEACHING AND
LEARNING
What is spirituality?
Myers (1990) defined it as a continuing
search for meaning and purpose in life or
a personal belief system
Jankowski (2002) defined it as a sense of
connectedness with another person or
persons, nature and to god
Traditional literature
Values and belief often connected to a
formalized religious set of doctrines
What is spirituality?
Imam Al-Ghazali (1058-1111) interpreted
the word spiritual as matters related to
mind, desires, soul and spirit
In easy words, spiritual is non-physical
matters which cannot be seen by human
eyes.
It concerns with the inner feeling related to
thinking, soul, characteristics, quality, aims
and beliefs
Heteronomous morality
From aged 5 to 10 years old
View rules as handed down by authorities
(God, parents, teachers), as having a
permanent existing, as unchangeable and
as requiring strict obedience
Characterized by relations of constraint
Autonomous morality
From age 10 years and above
Children view rules as flexible, socially
agreed-on principles that can be revised to
suit the will of the majority
As children mature and have opportunities
for experiences with peers and adult,
moral thinking may change to relations of
cooperation
Moral behaviour
Prosocial behavior
Good values that can be seen in a human. For
example share, care of, and assist others.
It is important to teach good values to the
children starting from preschool and primary
years.
By taking emphasis on moral behavior, we can
reduced or avoided the societal problem
including violence.
Moral behavior
Developing moral behavior in classroom:
Be a good model for children
Read stories to children that exemplify
prosocial behaviors
Conduct classroom routines and activities
so they are as free of conflict as possible
When real conflict occurs, provide practice
in conflict resolution