Dr. Elliot Turiel

Biography

Elliot Turiel is a distinguished professor at the Berkeley School of Education, holding the Jerome Hutto Chair. He is an affiliated professor in the Department of Psychology and has served as Associate Dean of Academic Affairs and Interim Dean at the School of Education. Turiel has been president of the Jean Piaget Society and is a Guggenheim Fellow as well as a National Institute of Mental Health Fellow. He is a member of the National Academy of Education and received the Distinguished Contributions to Developmental Science Award from the Jean Piaget Society in 2021. His research primarily focuses on social and moral development, particularly the formulation of a theory of domains within social development, which involves moral judgments connected to concepts of welfare, justice, and rights. He has conducted extensive studies on how children, adolescents, and adults understand and counter social inequalities, particularly those based on gender. His scholarly publications include significant works such as 'Development of Social Knowledge: Morality and Convention' and 'Culture and Morality: Social Development, Context, Conflict.' His ongoing research explores development judgments related to social equality and the value of life.

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