Girl Power: Personal Moral Compass in Middle Schools in the Periphery

• Kasler, Jonathan ^[1] ; Shavit, Ayelet ^[1] ; Michaeli Harel, Nofar ^[1] ; Sharabi-Nov, Adi ^[1]
  1. [1] Tel Hai College
• Localización: Revista Internacional de Educación y Aprendizaje, ISSN 2255-453X, Vol. 1, Nº. Extra 1, 2019 (Ejemplar dedicado a: The International Education and Learning Review 1(1)), págs. 39-50
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The aim of this study was two-fold. First, we sought to map the personal moral compass (PMC) of children in the periphery – girls and boys, Palestinians and Jews - to better understand how nationality and gender affect their values – as activated in their lives. Second, we examined the relationship between personal moral compass and measures of well-being. 1001 children aged 12-13 years living in the geographic northern periphery of Israel, were asked to write short compositions on enactment of their values and complete questionnaires on their sense of hope, general belongingness, and life engagement. In choice of values, clear differences between Palestinians and Jews were revealed, but gender differences were less salient. We also found that Palestinian and Jewish girls mentioned values more often and demonstrated deeper commitment to their PMC than boys did. Examining personal moral compass emerged as a valuable tool to learn about children’s inner world.