This document summarizes research on moral education and its relationship to character education. It discusses how moral development continues during university years, as students face moral dilemmas and form their own value systems between ages 18-21. Moral education in universities can help guide students during this identity development. The document also reviews theories of moral development from Kohlberg and others. It examines qualities of moral education programs, such as modeling good values and facilitating moral reasoning. Finally, it notes similarities between moral education and character education, such as both aiming to teach virtues and develop good moral character.
Attachment Security and Perceived Parental Psychological Control as Parameter...ijtsrd
The study examined attachment security and perceived parental psychological control as parameters of social value orientation among early adolescents. Participants for the study were 210 early adolescents who volunteered from NnamdiAzikiwe University High Awka. Participants’ age ranged from 11 to 15 years, with mean age of 13.26 years and standard deviation of 1.34. Three instruments were deployed for data collection secure domain of the attachment style questionnaire SDASQ by Van Oudenhoven, Hofstra, and Bakker 2003 , adopted version of psychological control domain of the parental control scale developed by Barber 1996 and social value orientation SVO developed by Schwartz 1994 . The study adopted correlation design and statistics appropriate for data analysis were correlation and multiple regression analysis enter method. Hypothesis one was confirmed and result showed that attachment security significantly and positively predicted social value orientation at B = .73 , P . 001. Hypothesis two result was not confirmed at B = .06, p .05. Hence, attachment security is a significant predictor of social value orientation. It was recommended that parents, teachers and care givers should ensure that they establish low anxiety type of relationship with their new born children in order to enhance low anxiety and low avoidance as this will help them at early adolescents to withstand peer pressure of during early adolescent. Nweke, Kingsley Onyibor | Dike Ibiwari Caroline | Dike, Adannia Amarachukwu | Umeaku Ndubuisi Nkemakonam "Attachment Security and Perceived Parental Psychological Control as Parameters of Social Value Orientation among Early Adolescents" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-5 | Issue-4 , June 2021, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.compapers/ijtsrd42368.pdf Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.comhumanities-and-the-arts/psychology/42368/attachment-security-and-perceived-parental-psychological-control-as-parameters-of-social-value-orientation-among-early-adolescents/nweke-kingsley-onyibor
Attachment Security and Perceived Parental Psychological Control as Parameter...ijtsrd
The study examined attachment security and perceived parental psychological control as parameters of social value orientation among early adolescents. Participants for the study were 210 early adolescents who volunteered from NnamdiAzikiwe University High Awka. Participants’ age ranged from 11 to 15 years, with mean age of 13.26 years and standard deviation of 1.34. Three instruments were deployed for data collection secure domain of the attachment style questionnaire SDASQ by Van Oudenhoven, Hofstra, and Bakker 2003 , adopted version of psychological control domain of the parental control scale developed by Barber 1996 and social value orientation SVO developed by Schwartz 1994 . The study adopted correlation design and statistics appropriate for data analysis were correlation and multiple regression analysis enter method. Hypothesis one was confirmed and result showed that attachment security significantly and positively predicted social value orientation at B = .73 , P . 001. Hypothesis two result was not confirmed at B = .06, p .05. Hence, attachment security is a significant predictor of social value orientation. It was recommended that parents, teachers and care givers should ensure that they establish low anxiety type of relationship with their new born children in order to enhance low anxiety and low avoidance as this will help them at early adolescents to withstand peer pressure of during early adolescent. Nweke, Kingsley Onyibor | Dike Ibiwari Caroline | Dike, Adannia Amarachukwu | Umeaku Ndubuisi Nkemakonam "Attachment Security and Perceived Parental Psychological Control as Parameters of Social Value Orientation among Early Adolescents" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-5 | Issue-4 , June 2021, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.compapers/ijtsrd42368.pdf Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.comhumanities-and-the-arts/psychology/42368/attachment-security-and-perceived-parental-psychological-control-as-parameters-of-social-value-orientation-among-early-adolescents/nweke-kingsley-onyibor
Leaders of the school have the responsibility for providing the conductive organizational climate at the workplace. This will affect the teachers, students and overall functioning of the school. The students will embrace good values and we will be able to give a virtuous generation to the nation. This paper is
an attempt to find out and compare the different values of the school principles. All the relevant data was collected from Dwarka, Delhi. Twenty principals of senior secondary private schools were taken as a sample for the study. Mean and SD was used to interpret the data. Values have been defined as the classification done by Allport et al. in 1951.Results revealed that there was high mean score for social
and theoretical values among the principals.
This study aimed at finding out the effects of social life adjustment on the academic achievements of adolescents in secondary schools in the North West Region of Cameroon and also to verify if the social life adjustment and academic achievement apply equally for both male and female. Four hundred and eighty (480) students were randomly sampled from three secondary schools in major urban areas of the Region. The descriptive survey design was used for the study. A self-constructed questionnaire with the Likert scale on social life adjustment was used to gather the necessary data. Two null hypotheses were formulated and tested at the 0.05 level of significance. The data were analysed using the chi-square and Fishers’ Z scores for gender. The findings revealed that social life adjustment had significant influence on students’ academic achievements in secondary schools in the North West Region of Cameroon. It was also found that there exist no significant difference in the effects of social life adjustment on academic performance between boys and girls. Based on these findings, it was recommended amongst others that, counsellors should constantly monitor and guide adolescents properly during class periods, recess periods and extracurricular activities in order for them to achieve academically. Keywords: Social life adjustment; Adolescents; Academic achievements; Cameroon.
Intentional Child and Youth Care Life-Space Practice: A Qualitative Course-Ba...AJHSSR Journal
ABSTRACT: This course-based research study explored how child and youth care students both understand
and engage in life-space practice. Data collection strategies included a conversational, open-ended interview and
an arts-based activity. The open-ended interviews were conducted via Zoom and Google Meet.The thematic
analysis resulted in the identification of four themes. The first three themes: a) it is meeting youth where they
are at, b) it is relational, and c) it is intentional practice aredirectly related to the central research question, and
the final theme: d) bureaucratic structures, policies, and procedures was extracted from a sub-question that asked
about what ―gets in the way of‖ effective life-space practice.
KEYWORDS:child and youth care, course-based research, life-space practice, qualitative
Writing Identity English Composition I 5098910126 .docxjeffevans62972
Writing Identity
English Composition I
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ASSIGNMENT SHEET - Unit 6
Take Two
Task
In this essay you are going to construct an academic argument based on the stance you
took in your open-letter. This should be imagined as a peer-to-peer assignment,
meaning that you are writing for an audience of undergraduate students. You will be
creating an evidential and rhetorical-based defense for your position. This assignment
also expects that you acknowledge the legitimacy of opposing views through strategies
of concession and refutation. Imagine that you are answering a question in a complex,
non-obvious manner. How will you attempt to prove that answer?
As you draft your final assignment for this course, consider these questions:
• How will you organize your claims and evidence to best present your argument?
• How will you presume counterarguments to your writing?
• Why is your argument important? What is the call to write this essay?
Upon completion of this assignment, I may ask that you consider submitting this to The Scarlet
Review, Rutgers-Camden’s first online, undergraduate magazine.
http://scarletreview.camden.rutgers.edu/home.html
Guidelines
Your essay will be approximately 2,200 to 3,000 words long. The pages are to be double-spaced
with 12-point font and 1-inch margins. The heading of the essay should include your name, my
name, and the unit title. The file name should read as follows: LastName.FirstName_Unit6.
Because this may be considered for publication online, you can format it as such. You are
welcome to include images, graphics, videos, and hyperlinks to bolster your argument. Feel free
to get creative with the title of your essay.
Deliverables
• First draft (5-6 pages)
o Due during paper conference when you meet with me.
o Due on Sakai: Wednesday, December 12, 2018 at 8:00AM.
o Word Doc or PDF submitted under the “Unit 6 – Draft” Assignment tab on Sakai.
• Final essay (6-8 pages)
o Due: Monday, December 17, 2018 at 12:00PM.
o Word Doc or PDF submitted under the “Unit 6 – Final” Assignment tab on Sakai.
Learning Goals
By the end of these assignments students will practice:
• Analyzing your issue from a critical distance.
• Proper citation and documentation of source materials.
• Acknowledging the legitimacy of opposing views as a rhetorical strategy.
• Constructing a formal thesis and clear organization.
• Creating an academic argument that can be disputed and that adds to a larger
conversation about the issue you are dealing with.
• Summary, paraphrasing, and quotation.
• Composing an academic essay.
Standards of Evaluation
The best essays will:
• Be turned in on time.
• Include a first draft. This draft will count for 25% of the assignment’s grade.
• Be explicit in titling and file naming.
• State a clear thesis of a non-obvious claim to be proved throughout an essay.
• Exemplify why their issue and claim is an important.
Leaders of the school have the responsibility for providing the conductive organizational climate at the workplace. This will affect the teachers, students and overall functioning of the school. The students will embrace good values and we will be able to give a virtuous generation to the nation. This paper is
an attempt to find out and compare the different values of the school principles. All the relevant data was collected from Dwarka, Delhi. Twenty principals of senior secondary private schools were taken as a sample for the study. Mean and SD was used to interpret the data. Values have been defined as the classification done by Allport et al. in 1951.Results revealed that there was high mean score for social
and theoretical values among the principals.
This study aimed at finding out the effects of social life adjustment on the academic achievements of adolescents in secondary schools in the North West Region of Cameroon and also to verify if the social life adjustment and academic achievement apply equally for both male and female. Four hundred and eighty (480) students were randomly sampled from three secondary schools in major urban areas of the Region. The descriptive survey design was used for the study. A self-constructed questionnaire with the Likert scale on social life adjustment was used to gather the necessary data. Two null hypotheses were formulated and tested at the 0.05 level of significance. The data were analysed using the chi-square and Fishers’ Z scores for gender. The findings revealed that social life adjustment had significant influence on students’ academic achievements in secondary schools in the North West Region of Cameroon. It was also found that there exist no significant difference in the effects of social life adjustment on academic performance between boys and girls. Based on these findings, it was recommended amongst others that, counsellors should constantly monitor and guide adolescents properly during class periods, recess periods and extracurricular activities in order for them to achieve academically. Keywords: Social life adjustment; Adolescents; Academic achievements; Cameroon.
Intentional Child and Youth Care Life-Space Practice: A Qualitative Course-Ba...AJHSSR Journal
ABSTRACT: This course-based research study explored how child and youth care students both understand
and engage in life-space practice. Data collection strategies included a conversational, open-ended interview and
an arts-based activity. The open-ended interviews were conducted via Zoom and Google Meet.The thematic
analysis resulted in the identification of four themes. The first three themes: a) it is meeting youth where they
are at, b) it is relational, and c) it is intentional practice aredirectly related to the central research question, and
the final theme: d) bureaucratic structures, policies, and procedures was extracted from a sub-question that asked
about what ―gets in the way of‖ effective life-space practice.
KEYWORDS:child and youth care, course-based research, life-space practice, qualitative
Writing Identity English Composition I 5098910126 .docxjeffevans62972
Writing Identity
English Composition I
50:989:101:26
ASSIGNMENT SHEET - Unit 6
Take Two
Task
In this essay you are going to construct an academic argument based on the stance you
took in your open-letter. This should be imagined as a peer-to-peer assignment,
meaning that you are writing for an audience of undergraduate students. You will be
creating an evidential and rhetorical-based defense for your position. This assignment
also expects that you acknowledge the legitimacy of opposing views through strategies
of concession and refutation. Imagine that you are answering a question in a complex,
non-obvious manner. How will you attempt to prove that answer?
As you draft your final assignment for this course, consider these questions:
• How will you organize your claims and evidence to best present your argument?
• How will you presume counterarguments to your writing?
• Why is your argument important? What is the call to write this essay?
Upon completion of this assignment, I may ask that you consider submitting this to The Scarlet
Review, Rutgers-Camden’s first online, undergraduate magazine.
http://scarletreview.camden.rutgers.edu/home.html
Guidelines
Your essay will be approximately 2,200 to 3,000 words long. The pages are to be double-spaced
with 12-point font and 1-inch margins. The heading of the essay should include your name, my
name, and the unit title. The file name should read as follows: LastName.FirstName_Unit6.
Because this may be considered for publication online, you can format it as such. You are
welcome to include images, graphics, videos, and hyperlinks to bolster your argument. Feel free
to get creative with the title of your essay.
Deliverables
• First draft (5-6 pages)
o Due during paper conference when you meet with me.
o Due on Sakai: Wednesday, December 12, 2018 at 8:00AM.
o Word Doc or PDF submitted under the “Unit 6 – Draft” Assignment tab on Sakai.
• Final essay (6-8 pages)
o Due: Monday, December 17, 2018 at 12:00PM.
o Word Doc or PDF submitted under the “Unit 6 – Final” Assignment tab on Sakai.
Learning Goals
By the end of these assignments students will practice:
• Analyzing your issue from a critical distance.
• Proper citation and documentation of source materials.
• Acknowledging the legitimacy of opposing views as a rhetorical strategy.
• Constructing a formal thesis and clear organization.
• Creating an academic argument that can be disputed and that adds to a larger
conversation about the issue you are dealing with.
• Summary, paraphrasing, and quotation.
• Composing an academic essay.
Standards of Evaluation
The best essays will:
• Be turned in on time.
• Include a first draft. This draft will count for 25% of the assignment’s grade.
• Be explicit in titling and file naming.
• State a clear thesis of a non-obvious claim to be proved throughout an essay.
• Exemplify why their issue and claim is an important.
Synthetic Fiber Construction in lab .pptxPavel ( NSTU)
Synthetic fiber production is a fascinating and complex field that blends chemistry, engineering, and environmental science. By understanding these aspects, students can gain a comprehensive view of synthetic fiber production, its impact on society and the environment, and the potential for future innovations. Synthetic fibers play a crucial role in modern society, impacting various aspects of daily life, industry, and the environment. ynthetic fibers are integral to modern life, offering a range of benefits from cost-effectiveness and versatility to innovative applications and performance characteristics. While they pose environmental challenges, ongoing research and development aim to create more sustainable and eco-friendly alternatives. Understanding the importance of synthetic fibers helps in appreciating their role in the economy, industry, and daily life, while also emphasizing the need for sustainable practices and innovation.
We all have good and bad thoughts from time to time and situation to situation. We are bombarded daily with spiraling thoughts(both negative and positive) creating all-consuming feel , making us difficult to manage with associated suffering. Good thoughts are like our Mob Signal (Positive thought) amidst noise(negative thought) in the atmosphere. Negative thoughts like noise outweigh positive thoughts. These thoughts often create unwanted confusion, trouble, stress and frustration in our mind as well as chaos in our physical world. Negative thoughts are also known as “distorted thinking”.
2024.06.01 Introducing a competency framework for languag learning materials ...Sandy Millin
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Published classroom materials form the basis of syllabuses, drive teacher professional development, and have a potentially huge influence on learners, teachers and education systems. All teachers also create their own materials, whether a few sentences on a blackboard, a highly-structured fully-realised online course, or anything in between. Despite this, the knowledge and skills needed to create effective language learning materials are rarely part of teacher training, and are mostly learnt by trial and error.
Knowledge and skills frameworks, generally called competency frameworks, for ELT teachers, trainers and managers have existed for a few years now. However, until I created one for my MA dissertation, there wasn’t one drawing together what we need to know and do to be able to effectively produce language learning materials.
This webinar will introduce you to my framework, highlighting the key competencies I identified from my research. It will also show how anybody involved in language teaching (any language, not just English!), teacher training, managing schools or developing language learning materials can benefit from using the framework.
Palestine last event orientationfvgnh .pptxRaedMohamed3
An EFL lesson about the current events in Palestine. It is intended to be for intermediate students who wish to increase their listening skills through a short lesson in power point.
Model Attribute Check Company Auto PropertyCeline George
In Odoo, the multi-company feature allows you to manage multiple companies within a single Odoo database instance. Each company can have its own configurations while still sharing common resources such as products, customers, and suppliers.
The Roman Empire A Historical Colossus.pdfkaushalkr1407
The Roman Empire, a vast and enduring power, stands as one of history's most remarkable civilizations, leaving an indelible imprint on the world. It emerged from the Roman Republic, transitioning into an imperial powerhouse under the leadership of Augustus Caesar in 27 BCE. This transformation marked the beginning of an era defined by unprecedented territorial expansion, architectural marvels, and profound cultural influence.
The empire's roots lie in the city of Rome, founded, according to legend, by Romulus in 753 BCE. Over centuries, Rome evolved from a small settlement to a formidable republic, characterized by a complex political system with elected officials and checks on power. However, internal strife, class conflicts, and military ambitions paved the way for the end of the Republic. Julius Caesar’s dictatorship and subsequent assassination in 44 BCE created a power vacuum, leading to a civil war. Octavian, later Augustus, emerged victorious, heralding the Roman Empire’s birth.
Under Augustus, the empire experienced the Pax Romana, a 200-year period of relative peace and stability. Augustus reformed the military, established efficient administrative systems, and initiated grand construction projects. The empire's borders expanded, encompassing territories from Britain to Egypt and from Spain to the Euphrates. Roman legions, renowned for their discipline and engineering prowess, secured and maintained these vast territories, building roads, fortifications, and cities that facilitated control and integration.
The Roman Empire’s society was hierarchical, with a rigid class system. At the top were the patricians, wealthy elites who held significant political power. Below them were the plebeians, free citizens with limited political influence, and the vast numbers of slaves who formed the backbone of the economy. The family unit was central, governed by the paterfamilias, the male head who held absolute authority.
Culturally, the Romans were eclectic, absorbing and adapting elements from the civilizations they encountered, particularly the Greeks. Roman art, literature, and philosophy reflected this synthesis, creating a rich cultural tapestry. Latin, the Roman language, became the lingua franca of the Western world, influencing numerous modern languages.
Roman architecture and engineering achievements were monumental. They perfected the arch, vault, and dome, constructing enduring structures like the Colosseum, Pantheon, and aqueducts. These engineering marvels not only showcased Roman ingenuity but also served practical purposes, from public entertainment to water supply.
Operation “Blue Star” is the only event in the history of Independent India where the state went into war with its own people. Even after about 40 years it is not clear if it was culmination of states anger over people of the region, a political game of power or start of dictatorial chapter in the democratic setup.
The people of Punjab felt alienated from main stream due to denial of their just demands during a long democratic struggle since independence. As it happen all over the word, it led to militant struggle with great loss of lives of military, police and civilian personnel. Killing of Indira Gandhi and massacre of innocent Sikhs in Delhi and other India cities was also associated with this movement.
A Study Of Moral Education And Its Relationship With Character Education
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A Study of Moral Education and its Relationship with Character Education
Dr. Nur SÖlay
Koç University
E-mail: nsilay@ku.edu.tr
Doi:10.5901/mjss.2014.v5n2p353
Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to look at thoughts on moral education in detail by educational scientists, the reason why
universities need to take care of their students’ moral development, and how much related moral education is to character
education. It is a try to collect information from findings of various researches. Previous studies show that there are clear links
between morals and good character. Sometimes, one refers to the other as they have a lot of qualities in common. In addition,
the role of teachers and academics as professionals that are willing to guide their students in their quest for moral identities is
highlighted by many researchers. Research results reveal that moral development of students continues during their early
years at university. This is why moral education should be an important aspect of university life. It would be right to state that
educating the character of students is necessary as well as teaching and researching.
Keywords: Moral education, character education
1. Introduction
Moral education is a term used by academics in educational sciences extensively. It is relative to character education,
which is a widely known movement in the field. This paper aims to briefly review research findings on both moral
education and character education so as to compare them by examining the similarities. It also intends to remind
academics and administrators in higher education that students’ moral development does continue throughout tertiary
education years. Hence, moral values of students still can be fostered. Robson defines research review as “having a
synoptic aim of putting together and evaluating different kinds of findings in a particular field of interest” (Robson 2000).
Since this paper will briefly cover the points of views by different academics on moral education and also highlight the
connection between moral education and character education, it should be regarded as a research review.
2. Morality and Moral Development during University
According to Candee and Kohlberg, morality could be regarded as having interpersonal behavior which includes the
rights, duties, or welfare of either party (Candee & Kohlberg 1987). In their opinion, an action could be considered moral
“if it is consistent with what an actor independently judges to be morally right”. Kohlberg argues that choices that are
moral duties are choices both for ourselves and all people (Kohlberg 1977). He thinks that moral values are different from
other kinds of values in terms of “defining duties and duties as universalizeable”. In his view, duties do “imply rights and if
moral duties rest on rights, moral values rest on justice.”
When the information above is considered, it is understood that for Candee and Kohlberg, morality exists between
two individuals and it involves the rights, responsibilities, and well-being of each. The condition for an action to be moral
is, its consistency with what an individual freely judges to be morally correct. The key words in the aforementioned
quotation are “consistent” and “independently” because they increase the meaningfulness of the definition of a “moral
action”. Likewise, in an earlier study, Kohlberg emphasizes the fact that moral duties include two parties. In other words,
he reminds his audience that morality does not concern only one person, and in fact it is a matter for everybody.
Moreover, he regards moral duties as universal and not peculiar to one culture or society only. He clearly makes the
connection between moral duties and moral values by highlighting the close link between rights and justice.
In Turiel’s opinion, moral development is a process through which children have to go through such as sociological
and psychological development; it is a talent to differentiate between right and wrong while evaluating one’s own and
others’ behaviour (Turiel 1998 quoted in KÕzÕltepe 2004). This development starts at very early ages and it continues
during lifetime. Students continuosly face moral dilemmas. For instance, should they cheat? Or should they cut their
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classes when the weather is nice? Or should they inform against their close friend who has broken the school regulations
and told them about it wishing it to remain as a secret? To find answers to all of these questions, psychologists and
researchers have offered some theories and tried to find solutions. There are three moral stages that Kohlberg proposed:
pre-tradition, traditional, and post tradition (Kohlberg 1963, 1983, 1984 quoted in KÕzÕltepe 2004). In order to detect which
moral stage children are going through, Kohlberg presented certain situation-stories which he called moral dilemmas.
The point he was interested in was not what decision children made as a reply to the questions at the end of stories; he
was interested in why they made those decisions. In other words, what logical series they had so as to reach their
decisions. The decisions are extremely important as it is believed that those decisions reflect children’s system of
thoughts on moral issues. The last stage is reached after the age of 16 and at this level, the individual has based his
moral ideas on some inherent moral absolutes. Those absolutes that she or he has founded may not conform to those of
others or the society. This stage has two phases: 1. Social accordance and utility 2. Individual rights and universal rights.
During the first phase, the individual gives significance to both social agreements and human rights while trying to
balance them. During the second phase, even if the principles of the society she or he lives in are not in accordance, the
individual is headed towards principles of universal justice.
In the light of the information above, it could be interpreted that Turiel agrees with Kohlberg on the subject of moral
development in the sense that it involves both an individual and other people. Another significant point is that Kohlberg
was able to identify three moral stages of children according to why they made different decisions when faced with moral
dilemmas. The last stage is especially important as it concerns both high schools and higher education institutions due to
the age group of students. Since teenagers reach that stage only after the age of sixteen, it could be deduced that the
moral development of young people still continues during the early years of their university life. Therefore, it would not be
wrong to suggest that something could be done to help develop the moral values of students while they are at university.
Kohlberg’s finding is particularly vital for the advocates of moral education in tertiary education.
In Yavuzer’s view, adolescence, which is the transition period between childhood and youth, is between the ages
of 12 and 21 (Yavuzer 2005). Due to different conditions in societies, acquiring the role of an adult emotionally takes
place between the ages of 15 and 24 and this age group is named youth. The term youth is a wide concept that
comprises adolescents and early adulthood stage. A research conducted in the capital city of Turkey and another city in
southern Turkey found that the adolescence finishes at the age of 21,6 for girls and 23,1 for boys (Çuhadaro÷lu et al
2004 quoted in Yavuzer 2005). The last phase of adolescence is known as late adolescence and it includes the period
between the ages of 18 and 21. During this phase, identity development is completed and wholeness in identity feeling is
reached (Canat 1996 quoted in Yavuzer 2005). Among the factors that have an important role to acquire identity, the
following are listed: Choosing a profession, determining a life style, establishing relationships based on love with the
opposite gender, developing political, philosophical, religious viewpoints, being in a group and belonging to a group, and
forming a values system of one’s own.
It seems necessary to point out the fact that Yavuzer means that between the ages of 18 and 21, identity
develops. In other words, this process takes three years and the age of 18 is the age when most students in Turkey
enroll in higher education institutions. Hence, when their identity begins to develop, they are beginning students at
universities. It should be emphasized that this is the time students form their own values system and this is why
universities can and ought to play a role in the moral development of their students. The opportunity and duty to assist
students throughout their inner journey to themselves should not be overlooked.
3. Qualities of Moral Education
In Sandner’s opinion, children and young people of today are under the influence of different and intense information and
orientation values which may not be comparable to those of the past (Sandner 2001 quoted in HesapçÕo÷lu 2004). A
consensus of social values does not exist. According to van der Ven, school is not an institution where merely knowledge
and skills are offered. It is a full-day pedagogical institution where the roles of parents are taken over to a great extent
(van der Ven 2001 quoted in HesapçÕo÷lu 2004). HesapçÕo÷lu states that school is becoming a socio-pedagogical
institution (HesapçÕo÷lu 2004). It is not only a place for learning but it also has a duty that is the part of a private area:
giving a life with peers and offering a family-like life. “Just Community School” is a school that tries to apply Lawrence
Kohlberg’s ideas on moral development and moral education in education and instruction (HesapçÕo÷lu 2004). The basic
principle of this school is, the building of a school life in terms of a “just community” and taking the responsibility of its
consequences. Through this method, it is aimed that the moral norms and rules of living together for students will be
mandatory.
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It is clear that HesapçÕo÷lu does not consider schools merely as institutions of pure instruction. He emphasizes the
fact that the role of the school is that of a society which “educates” students. It actually provides students with social
circles and takes care of their moral development. The latter function may be regarded as a continuation as moral
education starts in the family. By giving information on Just Community School, HesapçÕo÷lu explains how justice,
morality, and social rules could be taught by focusing on fairness while following Kohlberg’s teachings.
Teaching profession has certain established rules, and it is one of the oldest and most respectable professions.
Moral principles on which teachers will agree will increase the quality of the service provided and it will also raise
professional consciousness (APA 1971 quoted in KulaksÕzo÷lu 1995). The basic principles that are advised regarding
this issue are: 1. Being responsible. 2. Being competent as a professional. 3. Knowing the limits of expertise. 4. Using
time effectively. 5. Using appropriate teaching techniques. 6. Being careful towards individual differences. 7. Conveying
knowledge. 8. Being objective in measuring and evaluation. 9. Protecting students’ interests. 10. Being respectful of
students’ rights. 11. Obeying rule of confidentiality. 12. Being responsible towards the institution. 13. Respecting the
traditions of the society. 14. Being careful while transferring values. 15. Being a role model. A teacher does not only offer
knowledge and skills; she or he also leads an individual to have an attitude in certain subjects. The person who helps an
individual to interpret knowledge objectively and use it while realizing oneself is also the teacher. The prerequisites of
accepting the moral principles above as an individual for a teacher are being able to make original decisions by herself or
himself, in harmony with herself or himself, and having a positive professional self (KulaksÕzo÷lu 1995).
KulaksÕzo÷lu points out the necessity that a professional in teaching needs to have certain moral principles. A
teacher accepts to behave as a leader or guide for his or her students to acquire an attitude, adopt objectivity, and act
upon it. To restate, moral principles will both improve the quality of teaching and increase professional understanding. He
emphasizes the fact that a teacher should not be considered solely as a knowledge provider.
According to Wardekker, moral education is “concerned with enabling students to critically consider and revise
their own commitments in a discursive process, with the help of, among other things, the scientific concepts of ethics, as
a part of their reflective construction of their identity narratives” (Wardekker 2004). Therefore, he means that moral
education involves discussions among students during which they have to think about their actions analytically and
reflect on afterwards. Moreover, he declares that learning moral reasoning (in other words the Kohlberg approach) is
beneficial in comprehending intellectually what scientific ideas such as justice mean, and therefore could assist in
reflection on the moral quality of actions and decisions by giving intellectual instruments for reflection (Wardekker 2004).
Again, he repeats the role of thinking back to one’s own actions which leads to self-evaluation and constructive self-
criticism.
Berreth and Berman believe that it is possible to help students to improve their moral values and social skills by
way of modeling, instruction, experience and continuous practice (Berreth & Berman 1997). They list seven principles for
a moral school community: “1. The school community collaboratively develops, clearly states, and celebrates core moral
values. 2. Adults exemplify positive moral values in their work with one another and with students. 3. The school
functions as the hub of the neighborhood community. 4. Students develop skills in goal setting, problem solving,
cooperation, conflict resolution, and decision making. 5. Students are involved in decision making within their classroom
and school. 6. Educators use a problem-solving approach for discipline. 7. School communities provide opportunities for
service – within and outside of the school.” (Berreth and Berman 1997). In short, Berreth and Berman give the essential
conditions for moral education in a school environment. Similar to previous authors, they echo the role of teachers for the
improvement of students’ moral values.
4. Common Aspects of Moral Education and Character Education
Howard, Berkowitz, and Schaeffer examined the range of character education programs that exist in today’s public
schools in the United States (Howard et al 2004). Before their examination tough, they prepared a table which presents a
taxonomy of programs considered to be and described as character education. In that table, there are ten types of
character education. Table 1 below shows four of those types that focus on morals.
Table 1: Partial Taxonomy of Character Education Programs with a Focus on Morals
Type Major pedagogical approach Example
Moral reasoning -
Cognitive
development
Discussion of moral dilemmas facilitates
student development of moral reasoning
capacities
Reasoning With Democratic Values: Ethical Problems in
United States History (Lockwood & Harris, 1985); Just
Community Approach (Power, Higgins, & Kohlberg, 1989)
Moral education – Academic content (literature, history) used to The Book of Virtues (Bennett, 1993); Character Counts!
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Virtue teach about moral traditions to facilitate moral
habits and internal moral qualities (virtues)
(Josephson Institute, 2001, 2002)
Ethics-Moral
philosophy
Ethics of morality explicitly taught Moral Questions in the Classroom (Simon, 2001); Philosophy
in the Classroom (e.g., Lipman, 1988); and Socratic
Seminars (e.g., Adler, 1982; Gray, 1989; Strong, 1996)
Religious
education
Character education taught in the context of a
faith tradition, justifying morality from a
transcendent source
The Virtues Project (Popov, 2000)
Howard et al. (2004) Politics of Character Education, pages 197 & 198
Damon and Gregory state that moral development curricula have entered schools and teacher training programs in
Israel, Europe, and North America (Damon & Gregory 1997). They add that by 1996, there were more than 150 centres
for “character education” in the United States. Campbell reports that Sockett offers four elements of a teaching career:
Character, commitment, subject knowledge, and pedagogy (Sockett 1993 quoted in Campbell 1996). She also mentions
that these elements embody a moral and intellectual dimension in which “the intellectual career involves the growth of
wisdom, and the moral career involves development of virtue”.
Arthur observes that, “at the outset that in Britain the common language used in educational discourse for the main
elements of ‘character education’ has been ‘moral education’ and, in more recent times, ‘values education’ ” (Arthur
2005). He explains that the latter two concepts are broader in scope and less specific about the constituents of character
education. As a result, he concludes that character education is a specific approach to moral or values education.
One can see that character education and moral education are intertwined concepts when the above mentioned
researchers’ findings are taken into account. Arthur even reveals the fact that they have used these terms
interchangeably along with values education as well. In addition, the classification by Howard et al shows moral
education as one kind of character education.
Astin and Antonio conducted a research on the influence of higher education on character development (Astin &
Antonio 2004). They chose dependent variables to complement and extend the literature on the moral and civic
development of college students. Three of them were composite measures whose constituent variables were derived
through exploratory factor analyses: civic and social values, cultural awareness, and volunteerism. They also anticipated
that institutions promoting community service and volunteerism and those valuing diversity would be more likely to
contribute to students’ character development. Table 2 below shows the composite measures.
Table 2: Composites Developed By Factor Analysis
Civic and Social Values • Participate in community action program
• Help to promote racial understanding
• Influence social values
• Develop a meaningful philosophy of life
• Be involved in environmental cleanup
• Help others who are in difficulty
Cultural Awareness • Acceptance of people of different races and cultures
• Knowledge of people of different races and cultures
• Ability to work cooperatively
• Understanding of community problems
Volunteerism • Perform volunteer work in college
• Hours per week doing volunteer work
• Plan to do volunteer work after college
Service Orientation of Institution • Many courses involve community service
• Priority to facilitate student involvement in community service
• Campus provides opportunities for community service
• Priority to help students learn how to bring about change in society
• Most students are strongly committed to community service
• Help students examine and understand their personal values
Diversity Orientation • Create a diverse multicultural campus environment
• Hire more minority faculty and administrators
• Recruit more minority students
• Many courses include minority group perspectives
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• Hire more women faculty and administrators
• Many courses include feminist perspectives
Astin, H. S. & Antonio, A. L. (2004) The Impact of College on Character Development, page 63
Anderson defines character as “moral excellence and firmness” (Anderson 2000). She accepts that “integrity refers to a
code of moral values”. In her opinion, character and integrity are mutually dependent on each other and this is why they
are not separate in effective educational programs. There are four common core character traits as she proposes: hard
work, respect, responsibility, and fairness (Anderson 2000).
Glanzer and Milson suggest that two approaches to moral education began to dominate American public schools
during the early 20th century: “a) a form of traditional character education that sought to teach traditional virtues, b)
progressive approaches to character education that focused on ‘the ability to act efficiently and thoughtfully in the cause
of social improvement’ ” (McClellan 1999 quoted in Glanzer & Milson 2006). They also provide the information that since
1993, 23 states in the United States “have either passed new legislation related to character education or revised existing
legislation addressing moral education”.
The presence of morals in character education is repeated by Anderson, Glanzer, and Milson. Obviously, moral
values are inseparable from good character. Glanzer and Milson consider character education as an approach to moral
education. These researchers agree with their colleagues whose names have been mentioned earlier.
Reetz and Jacobs at the University of South Dakota conducted a research by using a survey (Reetz & Jacobs
1999). The aim of the survey was to determine if and how the School of Education faculty were addressing common
issues and themes typically associated with moral and character education. According to the findings, a list of moral and
character values was made. The entire list of these values is shown in Table 3 below in descending order of frequency.
Table 3: Moral and Character Education Values Taught by Faculty
N = 33
Value Taught to Students * Methods Taught to Students* *
Acceptance of Diversity 97 76
Cooperation 97 82
Professional Ethics 94 61
Decision Making 91 70
Commitment 88 58
Effective Use of Resources 88 70
Empathy/Perspective Taking 88 67
Integrity 85 48
Respect for Physical and Mental Health 82 61
Work Ethic 82 55
Dependability / Trustworthiness 82 61
Honesty 82 55
Civility / Courtesy 79 67
Compassion 79 58
Building a Sense of Community in the Work Place 76 64
Self-Esteem 73 67
Conflict Resolution 73 73
Civic Responsibility 73 55
Educating for Diversity 70 61
Perseverance 70 45
Teaching Students to Cope with Adversity 64 52
Self Control 48 58
Respect for the Natural Environment 36 30
Peace / Justice Education 30 30
Additional values listed under “Others”: Caring, Life Satisfaction, Love, * Do you teach this value to your college students?,
** Do you instruct your students on how to teach this value to their clients, faculties, or students?
Reetz, L. J. & Jacobs, G. M. (1999) Faculty Focus on Moral and Character Education, pages 210 & 211
Kagan expresses that educators are able to address the breakdown of society and morality among students by “making
character education a part of the school’s core curriculum” (Kagan 2001). He emphasizes that school shootings are one
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symptom of a bigger problem: mutual caring, moral orientation, and breakdown of society. Boyer claimed that “higher
education must be a place not only to cultivate the habits of the mind but also to educate for character, transmit values,
and provide a forum of preparation for citizenship, leadership, and responsible behavior” (Boyer 1987 quoted in Dalton &
Henck 2004). According to Dalton and Henck, about twenty years later higher education made progress in responding to
his call by concentrating on reform of the curriculum and co-curriculum to improve ethical and intellectual advancement
(Dalton & Henck 2004). In their opinion, “achieving a better understanding of the complex interrelationships of
intellectual, affective, and behavioral factors that contribute to development of moral character” is a significant challenge
for promoting character in higher education.
In summary, moral education and character education share lots of common characteristics. One cannot be
thought of without the presence of the other. They are highly interrelated currents that have very similar goals. Higher
education institutions are the last step of formal education and as students’ moral development still continues during
university years, these institutions should do everything in their power to help them grow into responsible and virtuous
citizens with positive character traits.
5. Conclusion
To conclude, moral education is closely connected to character education and universities should not ignore their
students’ moral development. The two concepts resemble each other in many ways and sometimes one has replaced the
other one in terms of “names” as they seem almost identical. Higher education institutions should assist students during
their journey to find their moral selves laden with values. Thus, moral education needs to be considered seriously by
universities.
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