THE EFFECTS OF GUIDED MORAL DILEMMA DISCUSSION ON THE MORAL JUDGEMENT OF YOUTH OFFENDERS
THE EFFECTS OF GUIDED MORAL DILEMMA DISCUSSION ON THE MORAL JUDGEMENT OF YOUTH OFFENDERS
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Date
1986-07
Authors
AKOS, RUTH,
YAKUBU
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ABSTRACT
This study was undertaken to findout whether
guided moral dilemma discussion method would
enhance the moral judgement of youth offenders.
The study sample was made up of 87 inmates
of Borstal Institution in Kakuri - Kaduna. The
sample was divided randomly into experimental and
control groups. The experimental group subjects
were presented with stories of moral dilemma
discussions for three weeks. They met twice a
week for an hour per session. At the end of
their discussions, the two groups were made to
respond to the DIT questionnaires.
The major statistical method used in
analysing the data is the t-test. It was used
to test for significant differences between the
scores of the experimental and control groups.
The results showed that there were no significantdifferences
in the scores of experimental and
control groups and the subjects were at stage
four of the principled reasoning of moral
judgement.
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Faculty of education Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, Nigeria
Keywords
EFFECTS,, GUIDED,, MORAL DILEMMA,, DISCUSSION,, MORAL JUDGEMENT,, YOUTH OFFENDERS