OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Moral Education is 4. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2020-03-01 to 2024-03-01.)

Article	Citations
Students’ perceptions and evaluations of plagiarism: Effects of text and context	18
The three gifts of teaching: Towards a non-egological future for moral education	17
Moral self-determination: The nature, existence, and formation of moral motivation	17
Unique ethical challenges for the 21st century: Online technology and virtue education	16
Resurgence of Confucian education in contemporary China: Parental involvement, moral anxiety, and the pedagogy of memorisation	15
Improved model exploration for the relationship between moral foundations and moral judgment development using Bayesian Model Averaging	14
Sense of authentic inner compass as a moral resource across cultures: possible implications for resisting negative peer-pressure and for parenting	12
Mindfulness and morality: Educational insights from Confucius	11
Commencing character: A case study of character development in college	10
Exploring the issue of a lack of cohesion in moral education: An empirical study in Chinese primary and secondary schools	10
What does character education mean to character education experts? A prototype analysis of expert opinions	10
Complexity in restorative justice education circles: Power and privilege in voicing perspectives about sexual health, identities, and relationships	10
Cultivating character through physical education using memetic, progressive and transformative practices in schools	9
Promising pathways from school restorative practices to educational equity	8
Social media as inadvertent educators	8
Profiles of adolescent character attributes: Associations with intentional self-regulation and character role model relationships	8
Self-determination theory, morality, and education: introduction to special issue	8
Moral education in mainland China today: A bio-ecological systems analysis	8
Moral sciences and the role of education	8
Adaptation and validation of a test of ethical sensitivity in teaching	8
Social class and prosocial behavior in early adolescence: The moderating roles of family and school factors	7
The educational salience of emulation as a moral virtue	7
Social science as an inherently moral endeavor	7
Can higher education increase students’ moral reasoning? The role of student engagement in the U.S.	7
Forgiveness as a character strength: Toward a developmental model and research agenda	6

The moral teacher in global transition: The 2022 Kohlberg Memorial Lecture	6
Relatable and attainable moral exemplars as sources for moral elevation and pleasantness	6
Moral education and the challenge of pre-service professional formation for teachers	6
Moral education in a time of human ecological devastation	6
From Taylor Swift to MLK: Understanding adolescents’ famous character role models	5
The use of biographical narratives in exemplarist moral education	5
Ethical sensitivity of Finnish and Estonian teachers	5
A comprehensive meta-analysis of character education programs	5
Chaos or coherence? Future directions for moral education	5
Awaiting the Owl of Minerva: Some thoughts on the present and future of moral education	4
In moral relationship with nature: Development and interaction	4
Why being morally virtuous enhances well-being: A self-determination theory approach	4
Critical harmony: A goal for deliberative civic education	4
Robots as persons? Implications for moral education	4
The true self as essentially morally good: An obstacle to virtue development?	4
The development of moral shame indicates the emergence of moral identity in middle-childhood	4