The effect of spiritual and social norm in moral judgement

Abstract

ABSTRACT The main aim of the study was to explore information related to the concept of Islamic moral judgement among religious school students. For this group of students, academic syllabus and schooling daily activities was purposely designed to the enhancement of spiritual and religious interpretation in practical life. This study used a quantitative method based on cross sectional approach. The findings showed that the dimensions of Islamic spiritual disposition and social norm were significant in the moral judgement of Islamic secondary school students. Result from the study also indicates spiritual disposition and social norms to certain extent play as significant role in moral judgment process. This findings have helped developed the Islamic Moral Judgement Model. The impact of this study was that religious secondary school students' tendencies toward aspects of Islamic spirituality play an important role in determining the quality of their Islamic moral judgement.