Studies on Moral Competence

​Patricia Unger Raphael Bataglia is a professor at the Department of Education and Human Development of the School of Philosophy and Sciences of the São Paulo State University (UNESP) in Marília, Brazil, and the leader of the Research Group on Moral Psychology and Integral Education (GEPPEI). She holds a PhD in Social Psychology from the University of São Paulo, Brazil.  Cristiane Paiva Alves is a professor at the School of Philosophy and Sciences of the São Paulo State University (UNESP) in Marília, Brazil, and vice-leader of the Research Group on Moral Psychology and Integral Education (GEPPEI). She holds a BA in Occupational Therapy from UNESP and a PhD in Special Education from the Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar), Brazil. She also holds a title of specialist in Neurology and Rehabilitation of Upper Limbs from UFSCar.  Elvira Maria P. Pimentel Ribeiro Parente holds a BA and a Master's degree in Education from the State University of Feira de Santana (UEFS), Brazil, and is a PhD candidate at the Graduate Program in Education of the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Brazil. She is the coordinator of the Group of Studies on Moral Education (GEEM) and a member of the Group of Research and Studies on Moral Education (GEPEM), both at Feira de Santana, Brazil. 

Part I - Studies on Moral Competence.- 1. Assessing and Educating Moral-Democratic Competence.- 2. Brazilian Research on Moral Competence.- 3. The Three Classical Theories of Normative Ethics and their Implication in Psychology.- 4. To Study Fascism: A Reflection from the Development of Moral.- 5. Moral Judgment Competence: The Main Theoretical Contributions of Piaget, Kohlberg and Lind.- 6. Georg Lind (1947-2021) and Moral Competence: An Alternative for Contemplation of Complexity in Moral Development.- 7. Moral Competence, Religiosity, and Spirituality.- 8. Moral Competence as an Antecedent to Transformational Leadership.- 9. Moral Competence in Child and Adolescent Care Institutions.- 10. Moral Competence and Education: Some Contributions.- 11. Moral Competence: Challenges in the School Context.- 12. The Discussion of Dilemmas for the Promotion of Competence and Moral Values in the School Environment.- 13. Balancing Loyalty and Honesty: Nurturing Moral Competence through Dilemmas.- 14. Discussion of Dilemmas in Different Contexts.- Part II - Dilemmas for Discussion.- 15. Robert's Dilemma.- 16. In Search of Dignity.- 17. To Report or not to Report? That is the Question!.- 18. Lilian's Dilemma: Sexuality in Professional Performance in Psychology.- 19. The Dilemma of Childbirth.- 20. Childcare.- 21. Parade at School.- 22. Online Classes and the Case of the Muted Microphone.- 23. Monique's Beautiful Glasses.- 24. Maria's Dilemma.-25. The Teacher's Decision.- 26. Jordana, the Rebel Student.- 27. Robot Sophia.- 28. Moral Choices: The Employee and the Doctor.- 29. School Violence: Between Lives and Ideals.- 30. A Teacher Facing an Authoritarian and Violent Family.- 31. David's Dilemma.- 32. To Argue or to Obey?.- 33. Substitute Teacher.- 34. Madam, will you say Something?.