On the critical period of Chinese pupils’ moral development: Retrospect and prospect

Abstract

Research into the critical period of Chinese pupils  moral development is one of the most important parts in the field of moral psychological study. This paper reviews 20-year literature available on the critical period of pupils  moral development and its instruments to measure it. It also gives details of its inadequate research into pupils  moral development and then concludes with some conjectures about the future of this field of study.

Keywords

pupils, the development of moral character, the critical period of moral development, moral character, moral development