Larry Nucci

Larry Nucci is an adjunct professor in the Graduate School of Education at UC Berkeley and professor emeritus of educational psychology at the University of Illinois at Chicago.  

He is a pioneer in the educational application of what is referred to as domain theory, in which distinctions are drawn between morality and the conventions of society.  An aspect of his work on social development has focused on children's judgments about issues considered personal matters of privacy and discretion. This research has been carried out in a number of cross-cultural contexts including Asia and Latin America.  He served as editor in chief of the journal "Human Development" from 2007 through 2019 and is a member of the editorial boards of "Cognitive Development," "Parenting Science and Practice," and the "Journal for Research in Character Education." He also received the Sanford N. McDonnell Award for Lifetime Achievement in Character Education (given by the Character Education Partnership, 2020).

Nucci has published extensively on children’s moral and social development and education. His nine books include "Moral Education for Social Justice" (co-authored with Robyn Ilten-Gee: forthcoming, Teachers College Press), "Nice Is Not Enough: Facilitating Moral Development" (Pearson, 2009; Chinese translation) and "Education in the Moral Domain" (Cambridge University Press, 2001; Chinese, Dutch, Italian and Spanish translations).

His research group website is: moraledk12.org