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Direct linkGholami, Khalil; Kuusisto, Elina; Tirri, Kirsi – Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 2015
In this study, we investigated the culture-invariant and culture-dependent nature of teachers' ethical sensitivity in two countries. Our case study involves teachers from Finland (n = 864) representing Western culture, and from Iran (n = 556) representing Eastern culture. Culturally bound elements of ethical sensitivity were studied with the…
Descriptors: Ethics, Case Studies, Foreign Countries, Caring
Tirri, Kirsi; Quinn, Brandy – British Journal of Religious Education, 2010
This study investigated the role of spirituality and religion in supporting purpose during adolescence. Two case studies of adolescents who were coded as purposeful in the religious and/or spiritual domain as part of a larger study at the Stanford Centre on Adolescence were analysed and discussed. The results showed religion and spirituality as…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Hermeneutics, Religious Factors, Spiritual Development
Tirri, Kirsi – Roeper Review, 2011
In this article the current empirical research on morality and giftedness is reviewed with an emphasis on moral sensitivity. The component of moral judgment has been the most studied aspect in morality. Although high-ability students have been shown to be superior in moral judgment when compared to average-ability students, morality includes other…
Descriptors: Ethical Instruction, Test Results, Academically Gifted, Moral Values
Download full textTirri, Kirsi; Pehkonen, Leila – 2000
This study explored the moral reasoning and scientific argumentation skills of 31 gifted Finnish adolescents participating in a science program at the University of Helsinki. Students were given the Defining Issues Test (DIT) to determine their level of moral reasoning and the Raven test to evaluate their scientific reasoning. The argumentation…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Academically Gifted, Adolescents, Case Studies
Tirri, Kirsi; Pehkonen, Leila – 1998
This study investigated the moral reasoning of 17 Finnish adolescents (ages 14,15) gifted in science. Students completed tests of their scientific and moral reasoning and wrote essays on moral dilemmas in science and everyday life. On the test of moral reasoning, the students' average score was that of the average 18-year-old. On the test of…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Adolescents, Case Studies, Foreign Countries
Tirri, Kirsi – 1997
This study investigated the strategies that teachers apply to moral dilemmas they encounter in their professional conduct. The case study explored the moral dilemmas as identified by 33 teachers from one particular lower-secondary school near Helsinki (Finland). In personal interviews the teachers were asked to identify the difficult moral…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Codes of Ethics, Decision Making, Ethical Instruction
