%0 Journal Article %T Moral Development in Early Adolescence: An Intervention Study %A Berna Ak£¿inar %J - %D 2018 %X This study includes the evaluation of an intervention program which aims to contribute to the moral development of early adolescents. ¡®Positive youth development¡¯ framework stresses the importance of supporting the youth development in this particular age period. The data of the study was collected within a part of a broader intervention program called ¡®Positive Youth Development in Early Adolescence: Understanding and Supporting the Youth Development in Different Contexts¡¯. Aim of the intervention was to support the positive development of adolescents in social-emotional and moral developmental areas. The sample was composed of 925 students from 9 elementary schools, 5 control and 4 intervention schools, with low and middle socioeconomic status background. The short term and long-term effects of the intervention were measured by posttest and follow-up tests, respectively. The results suggested that the intervention program was effective in supporting the moral development of all students during the early adolescence %K Pozitif ergen geli£¿imi %K ergenlik %K ahlak geli£¿imi %K m¨¹dahale %U http://dergipark.org.tr/eku/issue/37912/322365