Teaching Kohlberg's Levels of Moral Development: Using <i>Jojo Rabbit</i> to Highlight the Journey

Douglas W. Lyon; Mika Kusar

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Teaching Kohlberg's Levels of Moral Development: Using Jojo Rabbit to Highlight the Journey

Douglas W. Lyon and Mika Kusar

Fort Lewis College, U.S.A.

Volume 19: 2022 pp. 137-152: ABSTRACT

This classroom exercise uses the movie Jojo Rabbit to teach students Kohlberg’s three levels and six stages of moral development. This is a helpful way to teach the concept of moral development because it helps students to visualize the nature of each of the stages and how one might move through them. It is appropriate for both undergraduate and graduate classes in management principles, ethics, organizational behavior, and leadership. The exercise can be completed in a 60 or 90 minute class. Student feedback is very positive.