Theoretical and methodological foundation of a self-perception scale on personal competencies and the cardinal virtues. An exploratory and pilot study
The cardinal virtues (prudence, justice, fortitude, and temperance) have relevance within the areas of character education and integral or comprehensive formation. In recent years, there has been growing interest and a great deal of literature produced on character education and its measurement. In...
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| Medienart: | Elektronisch Aufsatz |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
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2025
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| In: |
Journal of beliefs and values
Jahr: 2025, Band: 46, Heft: 1, Seiten: 101-114 |
| weitere Schlagwörter: | B
Competence
B integral formation B Character education B Cardinal virtues |
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| Zusammenfassung: | The cardinal virtues (prudence, justice, fortitude, and temperance) have relevance within the areas of character education and integral or comprehensive formation. In recent years, there has been growing interest and a great deal of literature produced on character education and its measurement. In this paper, we propose a questionnaire (a Likert-type self-report scale of 22 items), the QCV, designed to measure competencies associated with the cardinal virtues. The theoretical foundation of the questionnaire lies in the Aristotelian-Thomistic tradition in dialogue with positive psychology. The paper also offers a review of the literature on the measurement of virtue and the principal instruments currently used to measure the cardinal virtues. The results of a preliminary application of the QCV with a sample of 325 university students indicate that the questionnaire, written in Spanish and conducted in Madrid, has good psychometric properties. This article contributes to the literature on moral development from both a theoretical and an empirical point of view. This study offers a preliminary well-founded instrument that contributes to the education of university students in competencies and virtues. Currently, there are no instruments that measure the competencies linked to cardinal virtues that are the core of the integral formation understood as comprehensive of the different dimensions of the person. Students can better know their competencies and virtues by applying this tool. Those responsible for educational policies at universities can use this questionnaire to identify which competencies and virtues are being developed in students. Society in general will benefit from promoting the highest virtues and values of its citizens. |
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| ISSN: | 1469-9362 |
| Enthält: | Enthalten in: Journal of beliefs and values
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/13617672.2023.2254630 |
