In the orchard: Farm worker children's moral and environmental reasoning

In this study, farm worker children ( N = 40) in 2nd and 5th grade were interviewed about (a) their conceptions and judgments of pesticide exposure and (b) their reasoning about the moral standing of nature. First, results showed that all participants negatively judged pesticide exposure based on mo...

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Published in:Journal of applied developmental psychology 2010-05, Vol.31 (3), p.249-256
Main Authors: Severson, Rachel L., Kahn, Peter H.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agricultural Laborers
Applied psychology
Biocentric reasoning
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Child development
Children
Developmental psychology
Environment
Environment. Ecology
Farm worker children
Farm workers
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Grade 2
Grade 5
Interviews
Moral aspects
Moral development
Moral reasoning
Moral Values
Orchards
Pesticides
Poisoning
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Student Attitudes
Thinking Skills
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