A Vigilante Serial Killer as Ethics Educator? An Exploration of "Dexter" as a Tool for Moral Education in the Professional Domain

Autor/inn/en	van Ommen, Merel; Daalmans, Serena; Weijers, Addy; Eden, Allison; de Leeuw, Rebecca N. H.; Buijzen, Moniek
Titel	A Vigilante Serial Killer as Ethics Educator? An Exploration of "Dexter" as a Tool for Moral Education in the Professional Domain
Quelle	In: Journal of Moral Education, 46 (2017) 4, S.378-395 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0305-7240
DOI	10.1080/03057240.2017.1338558
Schlagwörter	Moral Values; Values Education; Law Related Education; College Students; Popular Culture; Homicide; Student Attitudes; Developmental Psychology; Ethics; Television Viewing; Semi Structured Interviews; Foreign Countries; Content Analysis; Netherlands + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Moral value; Ethischer Wert; Werterziehung; Collegestudent; Popkultur; Mord; Schülerverhalten; Entwicklungspsychologie; Ethik; Fernsehkonsum; Ausland; Inhaltsanalyse; Niederlande
Abstract	This study aims to inform the discussion over the proposed merit of morally ambiguous dramas as a tool in moral education in the professional domain, by providing insight into student groups' moral evaluations of "Dexter." In-depth interviews (N = 61) were conducted among a diverse sample of law and (developmental) psychology students. The results demonstrate differences in moral evaluations, according to the degree of "professional" experience. Remarkably, law students follow the unlawful reasoning of vigilante killer Dexter instead of their own moral make-up; yet slowly develop a professional, strict procedural, point-of-view during their education. Conversely (developmental) psychology students ground moral evaluations instantly in professionalism, but proceed from an idealistic to a more realistic and nuanced point-of-view. To fully reach its potential as a launch pad for discussing professional predicaments, we recommend that "Dexter" is incorporated later in the curriculum after both student groups have had more experience in the field. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01