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Level of moral development in students at the Law School of San Ignacio de Loyola University (Lima - Peru) in the face of political corruption 2021

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  • Melissa Denisse Sisniegas Pajuelo

    (International Relations Department, San Ignacio de Loyola University, Lima, Peru)

  • Leopoldo Raúl Jesús Best Mejía

    (International Relations Department, San Ignacio de Loyola University, Lima, Peru)

  • Fernando de Jesús Saavedra Bardalez

    (International Relations Department, San Ignacio de Loyola University, Lima, Peru)

  • Mateo Clemente Peralta Maceda

    (International Relations Department, San Ignacio de Loyola University, Lima, Peru)

Abstract

The level of moral development of the students at the Law School of the San Ignacio de Loyola University in Lima - Peru was determined with the Defining Issues Test - Short Form (DIT - SF) questionnaire developed by J. Rest based on L. Kohlberg's evolutionary theory of moral development. The questionnaire was applied to 87 students, in a cross-section, corresponding to 70% females and 30% males. Moral development was analyzed by gender and socio-economic profile. The predominant level of moral development was the conventional or norm-maintaining schema, and the average "P" index of the sample was 6.4 with no statistical difference between males and females. None presented a post-conventional moral development characterized by the recognition of ethical principles with autonomy and responsibility, the level needed by civil servants and public officials to avoid corruption.

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  • Melissa Denisse Sisniegas Pajuelo & Leopoldo Raúl Jesús Best Mejía & Fernando de Jesús Saavedra Bardalez & Mateo Clemente Peralta Maceda, 2021. "Level of moral development in students at the Law School of San Ignacio de Loyola University (Lima - Peru) in the face of political corruption 2021," Economic Research Guardian, Weissberg Publishing, vol. 11(2), pages 270-283, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:wei:journl:v:11:y:2021:i:2:p:270-283
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    Keywords

    Corruption; DIT - SF Questionnaire; Moral Development; Ethics;
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    JEL classification:

    • D73 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Bureaucracy; Administrative Processes in Public Organizations; Corruption
    • I25 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Education and Economic Development
    • Z13 - Other Special Topics - - Cultural Economics - - - Economic Sociology; Economic Anthropology; Language; Social and Economic Stratification

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