A Comparison of Moral Development of College Student Behavioral Offenders and Non-Offenders.

Autor/in	Chassey, Richard A.
Titel	A Comparison of Moral Development of College Student Behavioral Offenders and Non-Offenders.
Quelle	(1999), (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Behavior Problems; Campuses; College Students; Colleges; Higher Education; Moral Development; Moral Values; On Campus Students; Research and Development; Student Adjustment; Student Attitudes; Student Behavior; Student Personnel Services; Value Judgment + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Collegestudent; College; Hochschule; Fachhochschule; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Moralische Entwicklung; Moral value; Ethischer Wert; Forschung und Entwicklung; Student; Students; Adjustment; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Adaptation; Schülerverhalten; Student behaviour; Werturteil
Abstract	This study compares the moral development of college students who have been involved in repeated behavioral offenses with those who have not. Sixteen female and 13 male students from a Southern research university participated by taking the Defining Issues Test. The paper reports that a significant difference in moral development was found between offenders and non-offenders. An analysis of responses appears to indicate the two groups of students are dealing with the same issues but from a very different cognitive perspective. The researchers find it likely that the nature and necessity of university policies are understood by students at a Conventional moral level, resulting in fewer policy violations. For students at a Pre-Conventional, egocentric moral level, it is reasonable to assume that policies would be viewed as an unnecessary restriction on one's free will. Policies would be violated more frequently, resulting in more Pre-Conventional level students involved in disciplinary cases. The paper concludes that more research is needed in this area given the amount of time spent on discipline by student affairs professionals. (Contains 17 references.) (JDM)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2004/1/01