MORAL DEVELOPMENT
To prepare for this Discussion:
- Review the Learning Resources.
- Select an immoral behavior of children or adolescents. Suggested topics include but are not limited to bullying, cyberbullying, fighting, aggression, cheating, and crime.
- Review contemporary news sources to find a recent event (within the last year) highlighting the behavior you have chosen.
- Consider the factors that might have contributed to the behavior, and ways to address the behavior.
- Using the Walden Library, locate 1-2 peer-reviewed articles focusing on factors contributing to the occurrence of or treatment of immoral behavior.
BY DAY 3
- A description of the event and the immoral behavior described in the article you selected.
- An explanation of the factors that may have contributed to the immoral behaviors presented in the article.
- A description of two interventions you might use to positively influence moral development in the individual(s) who participated in the event.
- Justification of your responses with references to this week’s Learning Resources and 1–2 peer-reviewed articles from the past 5 years.
BY DAY 6
Respond to at least two of your colleagues. Consider evaluating the effectiveness of the proposed interventions, offering an alternate intervention, or identifying additional influences on the development of immoral behavior. You may opt to post your peer response as a video to enhance engagement and personalization of your reply.
Week 5: Discussion
GENDER, SEXUALITY, AND SEXUAL ORIENTATION
To prepare for this Discussion:
- Review the Learning Resources.
- Review the discussion option assigned to you by your faculty.
- Using the Walden Library, locate 1-2 recent (5 years or less) peer-reviewed articles related to the discussion you were assigned.
BY DAY 3
Please respond to the discussion prompt assigned by your faculty:
Option A – Gender:
- Explain how your development might have differed if you were born the opposite sex, intersex, or transgender.
- Explain how these differences might have impacted the constructs of your current identity and why.
- Include specific biological and social influences that might have impacted your development.
- Justify your response with references to this week’s Learning Resources and 1–2 peer-reviewed articles from the past 5 years
BY DAY 6
Respond to at least two of your colleagues, preferably those who were assigned different options than you. Consider offering additional perspectives and insights into the influences, experiences, and challenges related to the different topics this week. You may opt to post your peer response as a video to enhance engagement and personalization of your reply
