Taking the moral authorship of children and youth seriously in times of the Anthropocene

Sporre, Karin; Lotz-Sisitka, Heila; Osbeck, Christina

Title: Taking the moral authorship of children and youth seriously in times of the Anthropocene
Creator: Sporre, Karin
Creator: Lotz-Sisitka, Heila
Creator: Osbeck, Christina
Subject: To be catalogued
Date Issued: 2022
Date: 2022
Type: text
Type: article
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/482659
Identifier: vital:78675
Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1080/17449642.2021.2024991
Description: In this article we argue for the need to take the moral voices of children and youth seriously particularly in times of the Anthropocene. Drawing on theories in ethics by John Wall, moral development according to Mark B. Tappan, and education in line with the works by Vygotsky, we construct a conceptual framework where the notions ‘narrative,’ ‘moral authorship’ and ‘free will’ can open new creative understandings of human ethical competence; a competence based in a relational, contextual and societal-cultural understanding of human existence. The use of our framework is illustrated in interpretations of empirical research with children demonstrating concerns of theirs in relation to climate change. The article concludes with reflections on the kind of education that can be inspired by this framework and the taking of children’s voices seriously, as well as pointing to challenges also to the grown-up world.
Format: 16 pages
Format: pdf
Language: English
Relation: Ethics and Education
Relation: Sporre, K., Lotz-Sisitka, H. and Osbeck, C. (2022) ‘Taking the moral authorship of children and youth seriously in times of the Anthropocene’, Ethics and Education, 17(1), pp. 101–116. doi: 10.1080/17449642.2021.2024991
Relation: Ethics and Education volume 17 number 1 101 116 2022 1744-9650
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