Moral Education in Sweden

Abstract

Past work in the field is examined at four levels: the social structural, the institutional, that of action and the social psychological in both the psychological and sociological traditions. A definition of morality is proposed with the aim of directing future work. This definition focuses upon choice. The concept of choice is analysed into three components: the ‘objective’ situation, the actor's definition, and the perceived social structural constraints. Each component is then applied to moral education in an attempt to indicate worthwhile future directions for research.