Assessment of learning ethics in elementary school

• Autor(a) principal: Lins, Maria Judith Sucupira da Costa
• Data de Publicação: 2015
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Ensaio (Rio de Janeiro. Online)
• Texto Completo: https://revistas.cesgranrio.org.br/index.php/ensaio/article/view/770
• topic: Aprendizaje; Etica; Virtudes; Escuela primaria; Learning; Ethics; Virtues; Elementary school

The objective of this qualitative research was to assess the learning of ethics in Elementary School. The hypothesis was that it is possible to learn ethics through virtues in Elementary School. This study used the Method Sucupira Lins method, which is based on Barbier’s sensible listening in addition to the active participation of researchers, which was established by Lins. The Sucupira Lins method provides support for students to help them understand what they are doing and how they can improve their ethical behavior. The theoretical foundation was Alasdair MacIntyre’s moral philosophy, which is based upon Aristotle’s philosophy of virtues, and Jean Piaget’s theory of moral judgment was also considered. Justice, Friendship, Honesty, Perseverance, and Temperance were the virtues we chose for this research. We observed how children practiced these virtues during the activities of the school day. Data were analyzed according to Laurence Bardin’s methodology, and the results showed that the children learned these virtues. We conclude that the research affirmed the hypothesis.