Moral Reasoning of Chronically Disruptive Pre-adolescent African-American Males in an Urban Elementary School Setting

摘要: The purpose of the study was to explore moral reasoning a small group chronically disruptive preadolescent African-American male students in an elementary school involved intensive, interactive intervention intended stimulate reasoning. participants for this exhibited challenging behaviors setting. researcher interested obtaining participants’ perception their lived world related self, school, and home. explored whether there were significant changes after participating intervention, if so, what those changes? also themes prevalent lives as described own words during intervention. This case understanding social phenomena from individuals’ perspectives describing experienced by subjects, with assumption that important reality is perceive it be (Kvale & Brinkman, 2009). engaged semi-structured interviews descriptions interviewees’ respect interpretation meaning phenomena. come close everyday conversation, but professional interview, has involves specific approach techniques. interview sessions recorded, scripted, coded subsequent analysis meaning, information gleaned identify emergent themes. Degree Type Dissertation Name Doctor Education (EdD) Department Executive Leadership First Supervisor Jason Berman Second Ruth Harris Subject Categories dissertation available at Fisher Digital Publications: http://fisherpub.sjfc.edu/education_etd/31 Moral Reasoning Chronically Disruptive Pre-adolescent Males Urban Elementary School Setting