Study of Moral Judgment Competence Among Indian Students

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February 2012

The FedU'ni Journal of

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The F dUn1 Journa] of

i g h e u c a t i o nFcbruruy 2012. 1Contents

Focus . 5

Gfleening llf ~A Cuuiculun'lt Enl.ergmg CQtporat'e Expi!c't:tltion 7A , a s ha 5 ha T11 '1d

Af8H:at~d CnIJ Jeg ,e s,in South A~ia:, ls i Quality Expansion Fossible? l4ulmie Siok Y o o n g L e e

A ShIdy of Acadcndc ~Lea.d,I.:JshipS~tvlesat .Pr iV'3,te' ManagementwbtubDIllS; A Ttaogol"mational Leadelship P~up~{';dve 42U V ~4J-\'inJek.u.r t ind SWt l lmi l , M u . c k t t l t r ,e

. . . .\ 'S tudy of Moral ]"ud,gntent I iJ ,onl,pe'n,ence Among Indian SWdenH, 5 3Virwy K Cha_gam iThe Need for Reforming the S v R n k n 1 5 ilnd EX''''l'6inadon S')t~tel1hof MCA Co'Une 61N eh a C ho~a c1f' ~m J V { . d h Y i U n~u~1

Research NoteImp~t!menJing Toral QuaHty MaD'agiement i l l , Iklucation.:A SllratcGl' to Improve the Qwil l .r ,r of EducationG , O ' r m , d Tyag i

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[ .n[II _C tr 'nnn~~ 3mom! hemg ~~-one w n l i . ) 'or L( rnpnnng his ~.a,,,~~uld fU'[;'Lrrer 11l1U\:C:', :ImJ tf 3p'l'rLvin~ r ' 1 r

TO' nt them" (Barren and reemart,He iJ l'!>o ra [~J the mor a rence is h I~h~f dun at'lV'other

teller Ja1 acukr. Kohn,crg ~],904)1ded the ctinlrion [0 describe a

mile mp te.nr person a "one w hothe c paciry to make Jed;;hJnS ~rtJ

which an: m oral I~[ ~., 'hCl~C'dmt .rn . 1 p rmc i ple-]. n f ' J I J r'l' act- Ith _ L H . : . h , J udgrnen ! ' I , "

nne r prcst le a - ~ t nf ( t o ttll j? o l d . Pl:~I(t:rn~c,

cern UIv , survrv] ,~ill]E l te I . J

ll"~re was, [here i S I and there ~t[l a ]WBYsbe an a c k f " ow L ~ d g m e JL I r 'of ! = h e v a l u e ofmnrl!J~~as I :1 t l integral part of rhe socials,su~ms;.

Stttmgt}~\![ling its m o ral compeeence isthus une i()'f dl~ top prjerit les of thec!. nl 'e .nl~or ,AIII ocle P r . 111en: are severalentry Plliot. nUe:re",J hy the c u rrenr~'udl)logic:, l ~ys tem~, ~vhcr 'e there is ar ' 1 s f l i b l l l t y r o e'!u~~ tcL pecple on '"hat tsm oral ccm petence a,n~1 . h r \ ~ it can hUl\ \~ ldur , ! . !J Two ~1~rt1l1canlntrv poin ts\ . , \ ! ~ } L l , k l h e the Irulustrial t~r~aL'1i:~ith,m.~l\ d"IC . .l JC 'UU I . :' m sr uur tuns. ] n:dlHf Il.ll

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Moral Compe[eneeA~ d l l - r " !i~gel i t J , ; l ,T( l1.dJ he t a . - i . r to p re sent a i'ol of morahricf his r uy lthe ev UBon'eorn pl~en Cf.

The: Jdinhfolr! Q f . 11't:(lraliJy \V}lSL. rhe> ; V r t O J lym lJus "."[rh rule .. c o f l l u n r H I l ' m . . . .t : ' S r i y 19~Os"M ~raHry w as [hen m~~l;w~db y I~lC number l;lf mstances in w hich ~[lennforrnetf ~ll Jlh l f H l J y ~ lc ,eprnhle behav io r

< :In d avo ic le .l mordl!) (_U' l I ' i (_c~pnl lb l~I ' , IHntiur. r~Ht!li u r n::.y, hol(lgicf,llb~h! il vnn ri sm (Hnuli hmn1; and M a y ; 1929)c~m b e see n [Hi a represenranve n the rule-~llnf{\llfli 1 1 ' .ippr r 1 t , h 111er} came another~[lP r; ~~~ I. ~, de f l n [ng nne 's m o 1 " ' d i t r . : y b y thegom.lnl 'S~ 1)./ u n,t" i in [~ rtr il n s {u 'ld . 200B L111 i s du:prv rcganls ~iE'havjl,.)rtt-ieH E U S a poorJ I ' l d i c i I [ \ J i r n r mor( ldnv . AecordiAIJ (-0 d~rh~(;lry~ m\~\ bdl~vlur shouhl be rrestedasmoraHy 1I ' t ,ceprnb~e l 1 " such beh~vior isf,;a,!$cd on good Li 'L tennons.Far a ~onf!~hns , d ' 1 . f : 5 e rw o apprOb1t:hc;to ~ma~fh}gora~LCY h~\re b e - e l l theologicaJ

and philllSOphf,ql n v als, Lm piying V,f~ryo j ffele~1.t the(~rllE:""l ancibll!f:tJ:h)ds Irln~j'(I1Q~og)' :Il" ' lO k tJuc ,a l im] . Tho'l..~gh [h~&ei \ ; y o die.Qrie~Gffer t . l l f f e r e n t di.llle'flskms [0t h e 11lH. i y tJ f rnoralitH t h e r 1 f l , ""'i"' " '1 .. . h... ,." '- qB tl sn m etormnQl1 .heliefs; 0) [h;;]t moraIJ' ;. . . .. . 6 ' 1 lS norn c c t ' . S s a r ' J J y .l:lJ,m'ln'~1b u r c O l J k l b ~ ; " " " .

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I h l' 1'IIlt. II) lh~H. ll ) h.r till' fir~tI1hl11tl W,l .... hdIUf . :d n~ Ll'tlH~ df

'1 ~ tL n , Wh1hl\ L " " qlllh l!, 'L ruthertl 11'1 rnvr t , t~ -,'l .HI muh~ ,n~ v llw, I"II It LlUX"'l h h h . , T h ~ 1I1l11H"IlUmtr S'{'p,mni!111l " ' l t 1 , ~ t_~n r he ' l. ~'1j:.P'li~I'\'!,. im dl the ~J t e e l r u v l". 1 m un... 1 1 ~'i['hn\'i~"l i~ uv rC'L 'lm ~'\" ~~~~I.,lh.~\il'f i" i.d dlned ~r ir h referenceh.' l , t d , ,} C " - c ' " , ,HH'L2'ln~L a c l'prl!'d n10r~1J~r Il1Ul" 'l k" \ i\ r . . .uher ~han [n ext!, i!r I"IA,l :'l!Jd~lnorms .iru] S("'U\llh.nb {~U in ,the- rule-ulir\ on11IUY definir:iol1. ' C ' l f moral i ty); andt ') The: enactment (J t~one's j u . d g , J U ' l e l 1 t ls a ntnregral p~H of rhG d@intitiun, maiking a d l(hre~ aspects {the ~.ffL"Cn,vB j, cognitiv;ej. andbehaviora! aspect) part of M proper deBnition

t'.tt he r than vic-wing th mL'ompOIHmt~j wht h Hn hJUl';1~nrl 'd In I~nh,tionrom one anotKnhlbCl"g '5 Six Stage M odel o fMnra'l De,veiopme tKuhlhrrlc-l'.'S us' l;J.[ ml"'lftd competenel1;~ompElilj:5Cl5 the divide between flff~ tTV: :ImJ ~ugn. ir ivl ;: d imt ' l!:d0t'18 of m nralitv stud leaud s i m n l n U '1 I C i 1 ! . J .' : i l y (~ffer~ (j measur ingmechanism 0 id.cn~' m e level of m o ralruarurirs, He has postulated six [evelstlrrough whltl, people proceed throughsequential st~~s in the development ofm H " t 1 t . l r e .mQ{"a~ r e a s o n i n g , Tliese 'SIX leve15,are !:)riefiy pre&e t f l :ed ] 1 1 Exhibit 1 .

Fl tecoo"V lco t io 'na l MOFalit'f"Stag~ 1 : .Ohed i~nGe ' and F\mjshment: Th:eearlie.sl stage o f mor1l.1devftl(JfI-~~t i~especiallyill v n u n c :childre:n l bn t a d u i [8are a~S"9~apab le of e~""Prl~{;mgd _ ' W type o f re;llc!;i~lnrii1g,A [ thisch ild re n see r ule s f U i fix ed an d abso~LLte.Obeymgtherule.s ~IWlt"oo.t: b~8:11~l't is~am.eafl!l~,[()~pu~hme"!l'tS ca tge . 1 : r r tdiv idualism and ExchfJIt1lge:At this stage 'o fmo ra l d ev elop rneat, e']lildn:n ,,,,r,-rvli:l1rurldu at po irus o f v iew and j u~ actions b~ fJU hQ w Ll\ley,sctV",eiTItHvi[.h J.~ lneeds. indilemma, children a.rglu~dthat th e best course 'Qfa~tiQn \ 1 1 1 ~ the ,cb . .a . i. cetha- t !kst'ervedneeds, Redpmdty is pbiSsihle) bueonly ~J.[ servesone 'sown inter ests.Conve:n .o o:oa l Mor aU fYStage' J: Interpersonal Reh.l.tiGnships: Often re:rened. tn as d1i~Lgo '~ bClY~o q < . i $ l - d !SI.:ag!i!' of mora] aevdopmen.ci,ij focused Q [!.liv lng u~ re soeialexpeeterions and Tale:s.ernphasis on confonui ty1' bciqf' nice i1~ndcctlSidG~a;tion ,of hbW C Ii(j,ic~ inftl.rer. ce ....~I.1"l!~.pill_Up:.o.,

tagt 4: M:airu :,dn ipgSociEi lOtder : At'th:hi ~tage @fm.~rm..d!1veloPn1.~f1t,peeple b~gln m_ic[) aS3 wholewl le l : :1 milingjudgIn~I'Iu. Thefo.cliji lscn m i a i n t & l . lt : t in g law am.h"l rd~Ih ) f li"U ow i n gC r u lc s, J ) m g one 's duty and respecting aut [ i lQ "1i ty . . .

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h 1 IdL'IUI,H Iher \\.J ur , l...h..~lI''ItJll f l l ' H , : > r 1 . , 1 , : , 1 . ! b e r c e n ( 1 1 ( ; C.scorres ,jdifh: r;el11 gNh, l ' ! ; . ;N; ilnd liffetcr u schools.lind ( ~ C l G 0 ~ l ' lID1"eJI has IJendned [har th~C"~C~1n:~ould "'RF) w l i:h dW :enm I cuir tlr esw hen hu 5UJd v show ,eeI d Iffer ent S[Qres: fu rEaHem a t l c l ' \ X t e S lern Eur {)~rm 'Stlld entS.Despit~ d tfh: :re-n it : C ~c .o res" lus . ' iNdy af.s~r~vetil.l-:J thar (be S[Udellts, ~. d i f f ~ [ o e ' n tculr ur os exl.li,b ilt!d [ he sam . f' pi(efer en e,eor der for K u f : d l ~ l : : r g ' ~ 5 1 0 C mora l ~ 1 ? ' d J l ! l : ! ; J . Th~~tlldy m T : ( ! n d s to t e s t $ om e {)f d ie t i n d j r J . g l \ lm moral Cfln11leret1Lt: r~seardt in [hitIn dian " ettmU T he vafl .bles (n , tbe nUdyS r i

'Iable :1:Sample Dhrtrinudonbemale 50M a lt ' 40


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pl1 n U \ ~f i~ 'lS i n ~l~~l~~R.' certainhe score ranges h-Orfl 1 to 100.It I[\L~C a c '(he pe r(;,~n rEA~C of anu,dn'uJurd ' : ! j tora] response var iation due

pcp;:on'!'; concern for the morn] qu:;alityi '1\ n .K g u m e nit 's n il' b e ha vier ,.1 , thodologv

The .rudv L I ISC 'S the rn..ean of C ...cores ofvan us areuones fOil comparison. Also, ane-st mple r-resr has 'been done to studyh Jlrt~rcllce~ between overall Cvscore

r ers " l H e 1 1 1 m a C~~H:oreT and\ r It C- core and doctor's (Uler.llrl 'lil

i f here : [ 5 , a

rc IWl~C~ on (h i Illl~t"i;;dIile U1 rua ~ seem s In be

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norm al (T able 2 ,) . T he C~sco,r InLsamp le b,OWe.VCf f il n ,O ' ,~dF rom a [0 - ('I'to as high as 61..95 (fab h'! J.). AImean e..core fQ'l thesample h : ; calas 18, which is qu~.tclow. One c : 'eensid er the m ed ian as, a mor e '!lII',"",-n>t'IIsratistie in this case, and thecalculated to be 15.98,furthe:rthe. mM1. The C-S f ; o : r e of.end without a course if] etlucsseem [0d iffe'[m uch \.virb their17.9'5 and 18.el1 respeetivel ~C "s IC U l"e e rf fem~les and maleshave a signifkanr differ~nce \.,.values at 1 5 .70 an d .Jl88 r e - peenCsc.on~ td the $~rnp!e h ..I" . 1~com pared w ith [he" P"~'[ r esc r rch tof L ind (lOOO) across ierm aru I It 11 \ lextco I(Ta'bl!l 41 . T he ~nnplc's ..h . 1 . " i . bl'c II~,Jentl f i l l ( ' ~ It]~'Hn '"


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M.Rl i tmLJm 15.98I B . D O

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ThbJ e4'! C -Seeres ofV a r . J . l2 I U i ll CiflunUle.s

Q C o U i l ' l tEl' C~Soore~GeI1'ml l l~ 42.16h~ly 2 3 , 5 . 0MeX'ia! 11 . 10ln li~ 18.QO

~ d l f Sig. (l~milBa)],461 90 Q , D O l2,31 : z 5 '0 C ) . 0 2 3

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N~~~l Va rOOl. O i! k n:: nc ;: b etW ! :f'n Ilvern.il C-stIDlte an d WOfk:~r'~L lCtlte-; ' l J i . r r OO . i lDi:f[~Tent.e b,et;w~~1'ii i}~ GI' '3l1 .C ~13~or.earn;! dIlio:mm;J c.~t.urtl.

of Mexicds score. T ab le S show s that [he,d J fferem; .~ be tw een overall C ..score andw~lr~~r'!i~h l emma C-aco l 'C is signific~!l1(lydifferent T om th e dU1e ren . c c betweenoveral l C~scoro("; ~ncl ~lICrOIi':Ji di lemmaC~SC{m.~"

ConclusionIt is seen frem tbe study thar the C-scoregfthe sampie ts very l ow . There a re sever alpo ssib le expla:n atimu to this. 'One altbmnis an aS ~'lil[ltl'tio ;o : that Lind and Id s!Zol[eague~ made in. t'he C1ilS~ Of Mexkanstudents- tha t [he s tuc l!en~s I D f ir l 1 3 f f i u c e 'T I t /upper midd]~d.a$ to rnml . ln i t i rB m a _ y norIlavc th~~XpOslae to think on th,e

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