Adolescent psychological development : rationality, morality, and identity

Preface -- Introduction : development, psychology, and adolescence -- The nature of development -- Psychological development -- Adolescent psychological development -- I. Cognitive development -- 1. Piaget's theory of formal operations -- Piaget's theory of cognitive development -- Piaget's theory of formal operations -- Research on formal operations -- 2. The nature of rationality -- Postformal reasoning -- Scientific reasoning -- Thinking -- Metacognition -- Epistemic cognition -- Universality and diversity -- 3. The construction of rationality -- The construction of metalogical understanding -- The construction of metasubjective objectivity -- Reflection, coordination, and peer interaction -- Conclusion -- II. Moral development -- 4. Kohlberg's theory of moral development -- Female circumcision : a case study in culture and morality -- Moral rationality -- Piaget's theory of moral development -- Kohlberg's theory of moral development -- Research on Kohlberg's theory -- 5. The nature of morality -- Conceptions of the moral domain -- Prosocial conceptions of morality as care -- Eudaimonist conceptions of morality as virtue -- Cultural differences in conceptions of the moral domain -- 6. The construction of morality -- Moral reasoning and moral development -- A pluralist conception of moral development -- Conclusion -- III. Identity formation -- 7. Erikson's theory of identity formation -- Erikson's theory of personality development -- Erikson's theory of adolescent identity formation -- Marcia's theory of identity formation -- 8. The nature of identity -- Identity as a theory of oneself -- Gender, culture, and identity -- Domains of identity -- 9. The construction of identity -- Developmental process -- Discovery or creation -- Ethnic identity -- Sexual identity -- Conclusion -- VI. Advanced psychological development -- 10. Rational moral identity -- Moral rationality -- Rational identity -- Moral identity -- Rational moral identity -- 11. Pluralist rational constructivism -- Constructivism -- Rational constructivism -- Pluralist rational constructivism -- Conclusion -- 12. Rationality and liberty in secondary education -- Education for rationality -- The role of liberty in the construction of rationality -- Intellectual freedom in secondary education -- Adolescents as young adults -- Conclusion -- References -- Author index -- Subject index.