Only one study measured moral education’s effect on prejudice, with positive results

Evidence

Several studies show that high levels of moral development are linked with low levels of prejudice (Davidson & Davidson, 1994) and acceptance of outgroups (Battistich et al., 1995), suggesting that increasing moral development may reduce prejudice. The only study we are aware of that assessed the effects of a moral education program on prejudice found that eighth-grade students who participated in the “Facing History and Ourselves” program (a program that examines moral issues in light of the Holocaust) had significantly lower scores on the modern racism scale than did a control group (Schultz, Barr, & Selman, 2001). — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 2679

Categorization

• QUESTION: Interesting that this is the only study of its kind — worth chasing whether more have been done since 2001.