Changing relationships between children's moral reasoning for inclusion and epistemic beliefs in early years primary school classrooms

  • Changing relationships between children's moral reasoning for inclusion and epistemic beliefs in early years primary school classrooms

Changing relationships between children's moral reasoning for inclusion and epistemic beliefs

Project dates: 2013-01-01 00:00:00 - 2016-12-31 00:00:00

Students in Australian schools bring different worldviews, experiences and abilities to their learning. A body of research indicates that prejudice emerges relatively early in childhood. Therefore it is important to promote moral integrity and tolerance in the early years. This project investigates how young children's core beliefs about knowledge (epistemic beliefs) influence their moral reasoning for social inclusion across the early school years. The Australian National curriculum specifies that students should develop capabilities for ethical behaviour and intercultural understanding through their schooling. Findings from this project can inform teachers' pedagogy to support the development of these capabilities in their classrooms.

Students in Australian schools bring different worldviews, experiences and abilities to their learning. A body of research indicates that prejudice emerges relatively early in childhood. Therefore it is important to promote moral integrity and tolerance in the early years. This project investigates how young children’s core beliefs about knowledge (epistemic beliefs) influence their moral reasoning for social inclusion across the early school years. The Australian National curriculum specifies that students should develop capabilities for ethical behaviour and intercultural understanding through their schooling. Findings from this project can inform teachers’ pedagogy to support the development of these capabilities in their classrooms.


Funding / Grants

  • Australian Research Council

Team

  • Prof Joanne Lunn - QUT Principal Investigator
  • Adj Prof Susan Walker - Chief Investigator
  • Adj Prof Donna Berthelsen - Chief Investigator
  • Prof Eva Marianne Johansson - Partner Investigator