This contribution describes the phenomenon of ethical illiteracy, a still poorly explored construct, concerning the inability to reflect ethically. The purpose of this paper is to give a definition, explore its origin and characteristics. The phenomenon becomes apparent from the data interpretation, in this first phase of the ongoing doctoral research Reflecting together. A socio-ethical education programme for preschool. It is one of the categories of this research. The article also aims to elucidate the research’s methodological choices, which are also ethically oriented (Bianchi, 2019). After analysing the interconnections among Constructivist Grounded Theory (Charmaz, 2014), the relevant epistemology (socio-constructivism and complexity theories), and the research focus (the relationship between education and ethics), we will then delve into the characteristics of ethical illiteracy and its correlation with ethically conscious education.

Il contributo concentra la propria attenzione sul fenomeno dell’analfabetismo etico, costrutto ancora poco indagato, di cui si intende avanzare una definizione, esplorandone le proprietà. L’analfabetismo etico è emerso nell’ambito dell’interpretazione dei dati della ricerca dottorale dal titolo provvisorio Riflettere insieme: un curricolo di educazione etico-sociale per la scuola dell’infanzia e costituisce una delle categorie emergenti di questa ricerca, attualmente in corso. Si darà conto di questo progetto approfondendone il disegno e le scelte metodologiche, anch’esse eticamente orientate. Verranno infine descritte le motivazioni che hanno condotto alla decisione della Constructivist Grounded Theory (Charmaz, 2014), considerata la più coerente via metodologica per una ricerca che si occupa di educazione ed etica (Bianchi, 2019).

Ethical illiteracy: reflecting on values starting from pre-school to counter it / Iori, Marco. - In: Q-TIMES WEBMAGAZINE. - ISSN 2038-3282. - 3:(2024), pp. 997-1008.

Ethical illiteracy: reflecting on values starting from pre-school to counter it

Marco Iori
2024

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This contribution describes the phenomenon of ethical illiteracy, a still poorly explored construct, concerning the inability to reflect ethically. The purpose of this paper is to give a definition, explore its origin and characteristics. The phenomenon becomes apparent from the data interpretation, in this first phase of the ongoing doctoral research Reflecting together. A socio-ethical education programme for preschool. It is one of the categories of this research. The article also aims to elucidate the research’s methodological choices, which are also ethically oriented (Bianchi, 2019). After analysing the interconnections among Constructivist Grounded Theory (Charmaz, 2014), the relevant epistemology (socio-constructivism and complexity theories), and the research focus (the relationship between education and ethics), we will then delve into the characteristics of ethical illiteracy and its correlation with ethically conscious education.
2024
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997
1008
Ethical illiteracy: reflecting on values starting from pre-school to counter it / Iori, Marco. - In: Q-TIMES WEBMAGAZINE. - ISSN 2038-3282. - 3:(2024), pp. 997-1008.
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