英文摘要 |
This article reports the outcomes of a survey of basic moral knowledge that was administered to 769 students from vocational high schools. The survey study was meaningful in the current Taiwan society which witnesses tremendous social disorders and troubles. Surprisingly, we noticed that among the students surveyed, only three and one of them understood the essential meaning of four ethical principles and eight cardinal virtues respectively. Based on the survey outcomes, we suspect that students nowadays seem to be deficient in systematic knowledge of basic morality. They are thus directly or indirectly refrained from developing sufficient ability in making ethical judgment of various kinds. In view of the serious problems pertaining to ethics education nowadays, we accordingly propose new perspectives and problemsolving tactics pertaining to school ethics. It is hoped that through this measure we could help to enhance the cognition, affection, and deed of Taiwan citizens in terms of knowledge of goodness, delight of goodness, and practice of goodness. |