The Development and Structure of Conscience

International experts in the field contribute to this broad overview of the relevant research on the development of moral emotions and on the Kohlberian-originated cognitive aspects of moral development.

Willem Koops is Distinguished Professor of Developmental Psychology at Utrecht University. He has taught at the VU University Amsterdam, the University of Michigan and several other universities in the USA, Japan and Indonesia.

Daniel Brugman is Professor of Developmental Psychology: Aspects of Intervention in Youth Care at Utrecht University. His research interests include the effectiveness of programs to stimulate moral development in children and adolescents and on the relations between moral cognitions and antisocial behaviour.

Tamara Ferguson is Professor of Psychology in the Department of Developmental Psychology at Utah State University. Her research interests include the role of emotion in managing one's identity and these emotions' impact on social relationships and behaviours.

Andries F. Sanders is Emeritus Professor of Experimental Psychology and Ergonomics at the VU University Amsterdam and at the RWTH in Aachen, Germany. He was Managing Editor in Chief of Acta Psychologica from 1976 until 1990 and is a member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences.