Measuring moral judgment: The Moral Judgment Interview or the Defining Issues Test?

Teachers’ moral values and their interpersonal relationships with students and cultural competence

“…On the other hand, we expected that liberal attitudes based on values such as respect of difference and social justice would be positively associated at least with the motivational and metacognitive components, and possibly also with the cognitive component of cultural competence. We were less certain about the association of the liberal attitudes with the behavioural component of cultural competence since there are a number of influences that can codetermine behaviour, such as personal motivation and character (Rest, Thoma & Edwards 1997), or institutional structures and cultures, professional ethics, legal issues and policies (Cooper, 2010;Elm & Weber, 1994;Enrich et al, 2010;Veugelers & Vedder, 2003).…”

Research Methods in Taxation Ethics: Developing the Defining Issues Test (DIT) for a Tax-Specific Scenario

“…Their view is shared by many researchers in the field of business ethics (see for example, Dellaportas et al, 2006;Elm and Nichols, 1993;McGeorge, 1975;Trevino, 1986;Weber, 1990;Welton et al, 1994). Elm and Weber (1994) express concern about the validity of using hypothetical social dilemmas in the DIT to assess the ethical reasoning of managers, because they lack any business content. They suggest that presenting participants with broad social scenarios may result in the participants abandoning their managerial role when they are taking the test.…”

Chores, Incubator for a Strong Parent-Child Relationship

“…Social justice theory lies at the core of the theoretical framework for induction. According to the social justice theory [69][70][71][72][73][74][75][76], moral development is primarily based on social justice achieved through balancing different rights, obligations, and benefits. Social justice functions as the bedrock of social cooperation and harmony.…”