Malaysian adolescents’ moral awareness and cultural conformity: some implications for today’s educational management

Abd Hamid, Siti Rafiah and Nik Abdul Rahman, Nik Suryani and Ismail, Khamsiah and Rais, Haniza (2018) Malaysian adolescents’ moral awareness and cultural conformity: some implications for today’s educational management. Al-Shajarah, Special Issue (Special Issue: Education 2018). pp. 131-153. ISSN 1394-6870

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Abstract

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.

Item Type:	Article (Journal)
Additional Information:	794/70570
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Malaysian adolescents; Moral decadency; Moral awareness; Cultural conformity; School counseling
Subjects:	L Education > L Education (General) L Education > LC Special aspects of education > LC65 Social aspects of education
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Education > Department of Educational Psychology & Counseling Kulliyyah of Education
Depositing User:	Dr Siti Rafiah Abd Hamid
Date Deposited:	11 Feb 2019 10:42
Last Modified:	26 Feb 2019 12:09
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/70570

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