"Are You 'Being' Your Best?" Why Students Behave Responsibly

Autor/inn/en	Fogelgarn, Rochelle Karen; Lewis, Ramon
Titel	"Are You 'Being' Your Best?" Why Students Behave Responsibly
Quelle	In: Australian Journal of Education, 59 (2015) 3, S.278-292 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0004-9441
DOI	10.1177/0004944115602974
Schlagwörter	Student Behavior; Student Responsibility; Elementary School Students; Foreign Countries; Moral Values; Classroom Techniques; Moral Development; Positive Reinforcement; Punishment; Student Attitudes; Social Influences; Student Motivation; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Student behaviour; Schülerverhalten; Ausland; Moral value; Ethischer Wert; Klassenführung; Moralische Entwicklung; Bestrafung; Sozialer Einfluss; Schulische Motivation; Australien
Abstract	Undiscerning obedience to authority or compliance motivated by social approval differs substantially from volitional moral reasoning based on internalized values. The aim of this study was to ascertain why students would choose to act responsibly in the absence of external constraints. This article reports data collected from primary students in 10 Australian schools, who described the reasons why they would choose to act responsibly. Data analyses identified eight motives which, when categorized, appeared to derive from obedience, compliance or volition. The discussion of results suggests a socially significant difference between students acting responsibly and being responsible. We contend that morally driven classroom management practices are likely to produce more self-aware, morally autonomous, responsible students who conscientiously aspire to be the best that they can be at all times. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01