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Compare and contrast two theories that account for the child's development of morality. Jean Piaget is recognised as the pioneer researcher of moral development in children. His cognitive developmental approach to morality begins with the assumption that the child's mind has its own structure. Piaget also assumed that this structure was unique within each child and proceeded through a precise sequence or order. According to Piaget the early stages focus on what the child can see and hear, whereas the later stages involve the ability to sense in a non-figurative way about possible events that would never occur. Piaget believed that children build their own framework of moral and judgmental constructs centred on their sense of justice. Piaget began to develop his ideas about moral reasoning by playing marbles with children of different ages. By playing marbles with the children he was mainly concerned about how well the children comprehended the rules...

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