Evidence for a direct socialization effect of classic stories on children's moral behavior is weak and inconsistent¶
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q2 i? Experimental studies of classic stories' effects on children's honesty and generosity produced contradictory findings, with only some stories showing effects. → Luciano Gasser · Yvonne Dammert · P. Karen Murphy 2022
q2 i? Character education programs improved students' virtue knowledge but not their virtue behavior. → Luciano Gasser · Yvonne Dammert · P. Karen Murphy 2022
Evidence¶
Luciano Gasser · Yvonne Dammert · P. Karen Murphy 2022¶
Luciano Gasser · Yvonne Dammert · P. Karen Murphy. (2022). How Do Children Socially Learn from Narrative Fiction: Getting the Lesson, Simulating Social Worlds, or Dialogic Inquiry? Educational Psychology Review (2022) 34:1445–1475. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-022-09667-4
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The review's synthesis of experimental studies on classic stories reports that only the story focusing on the positive consequences of honesty influenced children's confessions, while other studies completely or partially failed to replicate the effect, and generosity studies revealed inconsistent findings.
"However, the empirical evidence for the direct socialization effect of narrative fiction on sociomoral development is weak and inconsistent. Most studies have focused on the effects of narrative fiction on honesty and generosity in young children."
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Evidence for a direct socialization effect of classic stories on children's moral behavior is weak and inconsistent |
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Evidence for a direct socialization effect of classic stories on children's moral behavior is weak and inconsistent |
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