Malaysian adolescents’ moral awareness and cultural conformity: some implications for today’s educational management
It has been reported in printed and electronic media that moral decadency among Malaysian adolescents is on the rise. 2 Such decadency is attributed by a host of “nature versus nurture” debatable factors. This study aims at describing the moral awareness and cultural conformity of Malaysian ad...
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IIUM Press, International Islamic University Malaysia
2018
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| Summary: | It has been reported in printed and electronic media that moral
decadency among Malaysian adolescents is on the rise. 2
Such
decadency is attributed by a host of “nature versus nurture”
debatable factors. This study aims at describing the moral awareness
and cultural conformity of Malaysian adolescents. A questionnaire
was administered on 200 respondents. Preliminary findings indicated
that the respondents’ conformed positively to their cultural
expectations (M= 3.92; SD= .92) and have positive moral awareness
is (M = 4.40; SD = .85). These findings were perceived instrumental
to the current classroom managements, school counseling services
and choice of parenting styles in Malaysia. |
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