Chapter 46: A Moral Conflict Development Theory Based on Child and Teacher Interactions: A Cross Cultural Perspective

The purpose of this chapter is to explain the development of a moral conflict development theory that uses child/child and teacher/child interactions and that is based on a cross-cultural perspective. The goal of the moral conflict development theory is to make specific contributions to teachers’ practice by: (a) providing a theoretical and practical framework concerning chil-dren’s moral development based on the unfolding of certain moral emotions such as guilt and shame and (b) assisting teachers to become aware of the fact that they do make a difference in children’s moral development that is dependent on how they intervene in moral mishaps and antisocial behavior that arise among children during school time.