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Assessing Veterinary and Animal Science Students' Moral Judgment Development on Animal Ethics Issues.
J Vet Med Educ. 2015 Fall; 42(3):206-16.JV

Abstract

Little has been done to assess veterinarians' moral judgment in relation to animal ethics issues. Following development of the VetDIT, a new moral judgment measure for animal ethics issues, this study aimed to refine and further validate the VetDIT, and to identify effects of teaching interventions on moral judgment and changes in moral judgment over time. VetDIT-V1 was refined into VetDIT-V2, and V3 was developed as a post-intervention test to prevent repetition. To test these versions for comparability, veterinary and animal science students (n=271) were randomly assigned to complete different versions. The VetDIT discriminates between stages of moral judgment, condensed into three schemas: Personal Interest (PI), Maintaining Norms (MN), and Universal Principles (UP). There were no differences in the scores for MN and UP between the versions, and we equated PI scores to account for differences between versions. Veterinary science students (n=130) who completed a three-hour small-group workshop on moral development theory and ethical decision making increased their use of UP in moral reasoning, whereas students (n=271) who received similar information in a 50-minute lecture did not. A longitudinal comparison of matched first- and third-year students (n=39) revealed no moral judgment development toward greater use of UP. The VetDIT is therefore useful for assessing moral judgment of animal and human ethics issues in veterinary and other animal-related professions. Intensive small-group workshops using moral development knowledge and skills, rather than lectures, are conducive to developing veterinary students' moral judgment.

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Authors

Verrinder JM
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Phillips CJ
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MeSH

AdolescentAdultAnimal WelfareAnimalsEducation, VeterinaryFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedMoralsProgram EvaluationRandom AllocationReproducibility of ResultsStudentsSurveys and QuestionnairesYoung Adult

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Validation Study

Language

eng

PubMed ID

26200702

Citation

Verrinder, Joy M., and Clive J C. Phillips. "Assessing Veterinary and Animal Science Students' Moral Judgment Development On Animal Ethics Issues." Journal of Veterinary Medical Education, vol. 42, no. 3, 2015, pp. 206-16.
Verrinder JM, Phillips CJ. Assessing Veterinary and Animal Science Students' Moral Judgment Development on Animal Ethics Issues. J Vet Med Educ. 2015;42(3):206-16.
Verrinder, J. M., & Phillips, C. J. (2015). Assessing Veterinary and Animal Science Students' Moral Judgment Development on Animal Ethics Issues. Journal of Veterinary Medical Education, 42(3), 206-16. https://doi.org/10.3138/jvme.0215-022R
Verrinder JM, Phillips CJ. Assessing Veterinary and Animal Science Students' Moral Judgment Development On Animal Ethics Issues. J Vet Med Educ. 2015;42(3):206-16. PubMed PMID: 26200702.
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