Moral development, moral positioning and decision-making

2019 ◽  
pp. 63-76
Author(s):  
Marco van Leeuwen
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Moral Development

Child Security in Cyberspace through Moral Cognition

2014 ◽  
pp. 1946-1958
Author(s):  
Satya Prakash ◽  
Abhishek Vaish ◽  
Natalie Coul ◽  
G. Kumar Saravana ◽  
T. N. Srinidhi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Moral Development ◽  
Parental Care ◽  
Parental Control ◽  
Cognitive Moral Development ◽  
Moral Cognition ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Control Software ◽  
A New Technique ◽  
Standard Tests

The increasing number of threats in cyberspace has meant that every internet user is at a greater risk than ever before. Children are no exception to this exploitation, incurring psychological and financial stress. Technology is on a persistent pursuit of offering exquisite solution to address the problems associated with children on the cyberspace. With every new product for parental control to secure children, comes a new technique to trespass the same. Consequently it summons an approach to look beyond technology; this paper aims to explore the relevance of moral cognition to decision making capability of children on the internet & the possibility of minimizing related risks using the observation. The authors establish a correlation between cognitive moral development and the cyber vulnerability level of children of age between 12 and 16 years, based on an empirical research using a comprehensive set of questionnaires and standard tests. The findings also paves path for future researchers to further analyze and implant features in the parental control software that would stimulate moral cognition, thereby redefining parental control software as parental care software.

Defective Decision Making

2019 ◽  
pp. 234-247
Author(s):  
Unoma B. Comer ◽  
Suki Stone
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Special Education ◽  
Moral Development ◽  
Career Choice ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Teacher Practice ◽  
Teacher Burnout ◽  
Development Theory ◽  
Thought Processes

Teacher burnout as the result of poor career choice and decision making plagues new teachers in the field of education, as well as special education. This chapter introduces theories of moral development and self-efficacy that explain the thought processes of teachers whose expectations in the field do not match the reality of teacher practice. Therefore, their decision making to enter the field contributes to early teacher burnout. Three case studies are described as examples to understand how the psychology of choice determines the factors that result in burnout. The chapter describes how the teachers' decisions relate to the psychology of moral development theory and self-efficacy theory for their career choice. Their behavior and attitude as a teacher relates to their catastrophic choices. The chapter presents suggestions that teachers can implement to make better decisions for their career choice.

Lecture-based versus problem-based learning in ethics education among nursing students

2018 ◽  
Vol 26 (6) ◽  
pp. 1753-1764 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahnaz Khatiban ◽  
Seyede Nayereh Falahan ◽  
Roya Amini ◽  
Afshin Farahanchi ◽  
Alireza Soltanian
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Moral Development ◽  
Moral Reasoning ◽  
Ethics Education ◽  
Problem Based Learning ◽  
Nursing Ethics ◽  
Moral Decision ◽  
Moral Decision Making ◽  
The Mean

Background: Moral reasoning is a vital skill in the nursing profession. Teaching moral reasoning to students is necessary toward promoting nursing ethics. Objectives: The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of problem-based learning and lecture-based methods in ethics education in improving (1) moral decision-making, (2) moral reasoning, (3) moral development, and (4) practical reasoning among nursing students. Research design: This is a repeated measurement quasi-experimental study. Participants and research context: The participants were nursing students in a University of Medical Sciences in west of Iran who were randomly assigned to the lecture-based (n = 33) or the problem-based learning (n = 33) groups. The subjects were provided nursing ethics education in four 2-h sessions. The educational content was similar, but the training methods were different. The subjects completed the Nursing Dilemma Test before, immediately after, and 1 month after the training. The data were analyzed and compared using the SPSS-16 software. Ethical considerations: The program was explained to the students, all of whom signed an informed consent form at the baseline. Findings: The two groups were similar in personal characteristics (p > 0.05). A significant improvement was observed in the mean scores on moral development in the problem-based learning compared with the lecture-based group (p < 0.05). Although the mean scores on moral reasoning improved in both the problem-based learning and the lecture-based groups immediately after the training and 1 month later, the change was significant only in the problem-based learning group (p < 0.05). The mean scores on moral decision-making, practical considerations, and familiarity with dilemmas were relatively similar for the two groups. Conclusion: The use of the problem-based learning method in ethics education enhances moral development among nursing students. However, further studies are needed to determine whether such method improves moral decision-making, moral reasoning, practical considerations, and familiarity with the ethical issues among nursing students.

scholarly journals Cognitive Moral Development, Organizational Situation and Ethical Decision Making in Business and Accounting

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 93
Author(s):  
Abdul Hamid Habbe ◽  
Andi Kusumawati ◽  
Alimuddin ◽  
Yohanis Rura ◽  
Iskandar Muda
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Moral Development ◽  
Earnings Management ◽  
Ethical Decision ◽  
Ethical Decision Making ◽  
Cognitive Moral Development ◽  
Postgraduate Students ◽  
Ethical Decisions ◽  
Full Factorial ◽  
The Relationship

This study examines the effect of the interaction between cognitive moral development (pragmatic, accommodating, and autonomous) and an organizational situation (agency and stewardship) in business ethical decision making (earnings management and expropriation). This research employed a laboratory experiment design of full factorial factor 3x2 between-within subjects.There were 97 postgraduate students of Hasanuddin University that acted as participants. Data were analyzed by ANOVA and t-test. The results showed that the level of cognitive moral development is positively related to the degree of ethical decisions in accounting and expropriation. The higher the level of cognitive moral development, the more managers act ethically in decisions relating to accounting and expropriation. Meanwhile, the agency and stewardship situation have no effect on the differences in ethical decision making both in accounting and expropriation. Similarly, the exposure to an organizational situation has no impact on the relationship between levels of cognitive moral development and ethical decision making.The assumption stating that cognitive moral development of each participant has been an anchor and not easily changed to the different or the opposite situations is empirically proven.

Decision Making in SMEs

2014 ◽  
pp. 301-314
Author(s):  
Gizem Öksüzoğlu-Güven
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Moral Development ◽  
Moral Psychology ◽  
Ethical Decision ◽  
Ethical Decision Making ◽  
Cognitive Moral Development ◽  
External Factors ◽  
Decision Making Process ◽  
Ethical Ideologies ◽  
Entrepreneurial Decision

This chapter explores theories and concepts of ethical decision making in SMEs and how individuality of entrepreneurs affects their organisations. In order to investigate the entrepreneurial ethical decision-making process, the chapter crossbreeds the concepts of greed and power, cognitive moral development, ethical ideologies, and individual psychological characteristics as determinant of ethical decision making. Through discussion of relevant models, the chapter presents arguments on determinants of individual ethical decision making as well as external factors that influence the decision-making process. In doing so, it aims to provide a distinctive perspective on understanding decision making in SMEs through forming a bridge between individual moral psychology and entrepreneurial decision making. This understanding enables us to have an alternative reasoning when examining employment-related issues.

Child Security in Cyberspace Through Moral Cognition

2013 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 16-29
Author(s):  
Satya Prakash ◽  
Abhishek Vaish ◽  
Natalie Coul ◽  
SaravanaKumar G ◽  
T.N. Srinidhi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Moral Development ◽  
Parental Control ◽  
New Product ◽  
Cognitive Moral Development ◽  
Moral Cognition ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Control Software ◽  
A New Technique ◽  
Standard Tests

The increasing number of threats in cyberspace has meant that every internet user is at a greater risk than ever before. Children are no exception to this exploitation, incurring psychological and financial stress. Technology is on a persistent pursuit of offering exquisite solution to address the problems associated with children on the cyberspace. With every new product for parental control to secure children, comes a new technique to trespass the same. Consequently it summons an approach to look beyond technology; this paper aims to explore the relevance of moral cognition to decision making capability of children on the internet & the possibility of minimizing related risks using the observation. The authors establish a correlation between cognitive moral development and the cyber vulnerability level of children of age between 12 and 16 years, based on an empirical research using a comprehensive set of questionnaires and standard tests. The findings also paves path for future researchers to further analyze and implant features in the parental control software that would stimulate moral cognition, thereby redefining parental control software as parental care software.

An Aboriginal Studies Program For Year 11

1988 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 17-42
Author(s):  
Patricia Blundell
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Moral Development ◽  
Religious Education ◽  
Moral Issues ◽  
Personal Decision

To situate the Aboriginal Studies program I am designing, I would need to say that in a Year 11 course in Religious Education at a Catholic Girls’ Independent (non-systemic) High School in Brisbane, the Semester 2 area is Morality and Justice and involves a consideration of personal decision making, understanding stages of moral development, individual/personal moral issues and social, moral and justice issues. (I should add that the school is almost totally non-Aboriginal although it is multi-ethnic to the extent that it runs ESL classes at each year level).

The Effect of Organizational Forces on Individual Morality: Judgment, Moral Approbation, and Behavior

1998 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 431-445 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas M. Jones ◽  
Lori Verstegen Ryan
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Moral Development ◽  
Moral Judgment ◽  
Recent Work ◽  
Ethical Behavior ◽  
Ethical Decision ◽  
Ethical Decision Making ◽  
Cognitive Moral Development ◽  
Relative Lack ◽  
And Behavior

Abstract:To date, our understanding of ethical decision making and behavior in organizations has been concentrated in the area of moral judgment, largely because of the hundreds of studies done involving cognitive moral development. This paper addresses the problem of our relative lack of understanding in other areas of human morality by applying a recently developed construct—moral approbation—to illuminate the link between moral judgment and moral action. This recent work is extended here by exploring the effect that organizations have on ethical behavior in terms of the moral approbation construct.

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