Moral development

Background: The aim of this study was to compare the ethical status of public and non-profit elementary school students. Method: The method of the present study was descriptive-correlational and in terms of purpose, it is an applied study. The statistical population of the whole elementary students of the second period (fourth to sixth grades) in Tehran in the academic year 2018-2019, based on Krejcie and Morgan table, 531 people were selected as the sample size and the sampling method was stratified sampling. The research instrument was Latifabadi Moral Development Questionnaire (2005), the validity of which was confirmed by the views of professors of psychology and educational sciences and its reliability was obtained by Cronbachchr('39')s alpha test (0.89). Data were analyzed through descriptive and inferential statistics by SPSS 24 software. Results: Data analysis showed that there is a significant difference between the moral status of non-profit and public schools (p <0.05). In other words, the average of moral status in non-profit schools is slightly higher. There was a significant difference between the moral status of boyschr('39') and girlschr('39') schools (p <0.05). There was a significant difference between non-profit and public girlschr('39') schools (p <0.05), but there was no significant difference between non-profit and public schools for boys (p <0.05). Conclusion: Based on the research findings, it can be said that non-profit schools have a better moral status than public schools.

Introduction: The present study was conducted with the aim of determining the relationship between moral development and wisdom through the mediation of moral intelligence and emotional intelligence. Material and Methods: The research method was descriptive and correlational. The statistical population included students of the University of Jyväskylä in the year 2024. A sample of 120 students was selected using a multi-stage cluster random method. The measurement tools included Webster's Self-Esteem Questionnaire (2007), Schering's Emotional Intelligence (1999), Lennick and Keel's Moral Intelligence (2005), and Graham's Moral Foundations (2007). The structural equation modeling method and Amos23 and SPSS22 software were used to analyze the data. Results: The results showed that the conceptual model of the study had an appropriate fit. Examining the coefficients of the effects of the research variables on each other, it seemed that moral development had a direct standardized effect coefficient of 0.53 on intelligence. Also, the standardized effect coefficients of moral development on moral intelligence were 0.51, moral development on emotional intelligence were 0.11, moral intelligence on intelligence were 0.32, and emotional intelligence on intelligence were 0.21. Conclusion: Based on the findings of this study, attention to effective moral variables and appropriate moral education on the one hand, and the promotion of emotional intelligence and attention to social and individual well-being resulting from the proper functioning of this intelligence in individuals on the other hand, are essential for the development of various areas of human wisdom.