Moralni razvoj dece na hraniteljstvu: uticaj individualnih i porodičnih faktora
Moral Development of Children in Foster Care: Influence of Individual and Family Factors

Summary/Abstract: The formation and shaping of the moral dimension of the personality of a child without parental care takes place in the foster family as the dominant alternative form of protection. The research is part of a larger study, and the results of the expression of the stage of moral development of a child without parental care in relation to the factors that describe the foster family (structure and type) and the child (age, reason for placement) are presented. The paper uses a non-experimental research method and survey technique, and as instruments a test of moral judgment containing two moral dilemmas intended for children and foster parents and a Questionnaire for foster parents constructed for the needs of this research. The sample consists of 59 foster parents and 59 children from 9 to 17 years old. The research results show a positive correlation between some of the stages of children’s moral development with factors such as age, the structure of the foster family and the reason for placement. The results imply the conclusion that the development of moral competence of children in foster families is a specific and multifactorial conditioned process without adequate professional and systemic support.

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