1. Lying, Cheating, and Stealing..
What my Dad didn’t know…or forgot to tell me...
Sharon Kay Stoll, Ph.D.
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2. What is lying, cheating, and stealing?
What is a lie?
Intentional deceptive, stated message..
What is cheating?
Breaking a trust...
What is stealing?
Taking property of another...
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3. Why do we lie? The difference between falsehoods and lies. Lies…
Intention of the speaker
Statement is not intended to deceive is not a lie, but a falsehood.
St. Augustine and St. Thomas Aquinas
Polite lies, nonintentional, minor misrepresentations.
Lies…
To gain a nonmoral value….
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4. Why do we cheat? Situations… Nonmoral goods gained…
C.Nowell & D. Laufer, Journal of Economic Education
Situations…
Non-tenured track faculty
Large class size
Relationship of faculty to students
Major classes
Nonmoral goods gained…
Better jobs, better grades, better future.
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5. Why do we steal? Who steals…
K.R. Murphy, Honesty in Workplace.
Who steals…
those with few ties to the community or organization…new, part-time, and unmarried employees
product deviance..
Low paying, low status jobs…either the job or individual selected for job…??
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6. Why people steal... Economic pressure… Demographic theories…
K.R. Murphy, Honesty in Workplace.
Economic pressure…
need money to pay debts..
Demographic theories…
young people, less stable, more prone to theft.
Opportunity
everyone steals…given the opportunity :-(
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7. Why we steal... Dissatisfaction Norms Attitudes toward theft
K.R. Murphy, Honesty in Workplace.
Dissatisfaction
theft for revenge, feelings of guilt
Norms
Does the prevailing norm condone theft
Attitudes toward theft
Theft is normal…need to get yours.
Power through theft
gain power, status, and control
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8. Why we steal... Theft as a safety value Instability
K.R. Murphy, Honesty in Workplace.
Theft as a safety value
let off steam to get back at organization
Instability
emotionally unstable more likely to commit theft
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9. The solutions...
Modeling
Environment
Education
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10. Moral Education Learning Personal Morality Informal Learning
A Schematic of the process of moral education from learning to doing .....in Personal Morality
Learning Personal Morality
Past & Present Experiences....
Family, Friends, Teachers...
Moral Instruction, moral reasoning...
Environment
Modeling
Cognitive Dissonance
Informal Learning
Formal Instruction
Moral Education
The Triad of Character Development*
Valuing
Knowing
*See, T. Lickona, Educating for Character
Doing
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Copyright 1994, Sharon Kay Stoll, Ph.D.
Center for ETHICS*

11. The Process .... Learning Personal Morality Environment Modeling
Past & Present Experiences....
Family, Friends, Teachers...
Moral Instruction, moral reasoning...
Environment
Modeling
Cognitive Dissonance
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12. Modeling Peer Modeling commitment to program values walk the talk
The Process of....
Modeling
Peer Modeling
commitment to program values
walk the talk
Authority Modeling
Bedrock values
Parent Modeling
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13. Environmental Factors
The Process of....
Environmental Factors
Family traditions
family values
religious training
family history
Peer Group practices
Values of the group
What the group actually does
Societal Values and Actions
Media presentation, television, sports, movies, newsprint
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14. Cognitive Dissonance The Process of.... Formal Education Process
A Strong Philosophic Base
Moral Reasoning Process
Supported by Moral Development Theory
Focused Toward A Content Area
Proven, Pedagogical Skills
Instructor Education Program
Teaching methodology
Total curriculum
Assessment
Specific classes
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15. Moral Education Learning Personal Morality Informal Learning
A Schematic of the process of moral education from learning to doing .....in Personal Morality
Learning Personal Morality
Past & Present Experiences....
Family, Friends, Teachers...
Moral Instruction, moral reasoning...
Environment
Modeling
Cognitive Dissonance
Informal Learning
Formal Instruction
Moral Education
The Triad of Character Development*
Valuing
Knowing
*See, T. Lickona, Educating for Character
Doing
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Copyright 1994, Sharon Kay Stoll, Ph.D.
Center for ETHICS*