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UNIT I
PSYCHOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS OF EDUCATION

our attention. Theirs is a heteronomous morality: they have few rules of their own, but out of fear
of reprisal, may follow the rules of others. Most youngsters have progressed beyond this stage

by age four or five, but a few older students still function at this level.
Stage 2: Self-Serving Behavior

The Reward/Punishment Stage: "What's in It for Me?"

Students functioning at Stage 2 are a little easier to handle in the classroom. They also represent
only a small percent of the youngsters we teach. Kohlberg would classify them as having an

individualistic morality. They can be very self-centered.
Stage 3: Interpersonal Discipline

The Mutual Interpersonal Stage: "How Can I Please You?"

Students functioning at Stage 3 make up most of the youngsters in our middle and junior high
schools. These kids have started to develop a sense of discipline. They behave because you

ask them. This is the mutual interpersonal stage. They care what others think about them, and
they want you to like them.

Stage 4: Self-Discipline
The Social Order Stage: "I Behave Because it is the Right Thing to Do."

Students functioning at Stage 4 rarely get into any trouble at all. They have a sense of right and

wrong. Although many middle school and junior high school students will occasionally function
at this level, only a few consistently do. These are the youngsters we enjoy working with so

much. You can leave these kids alone with a project and come back 20 or 30 minutes later and
find them still on task. They behave because, in their minds, it is the right thing to do.

Meaning of Guidance and Counseling

Guidance is all round assistance to individual in all aspect of his or her development. It makes
use of the science of psychology to determine the attitude, interest, intelligence, personality and

the discipline of the education for providing right and suitable assistance.

Counselling is the service offered to the individual who is undergoing a problem and needs
professional help to overcome it. The problem keeps him disturbed high strung and under

tension and unless solved his development is hampered or stunted. Counseling therefore is a
more specialized service requiring training in personality development and handling exceptional

groups of individuals.

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