신세대 대학생의 도덕의식 조사 연구 = A Study on the Moral Consciousness of the New Generation Undergraduates

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

Undergraduates who were born in Korea in 1970's have different moral consciousness comparing to one their parent's generation because of the rapid growth of economy and introduction of various kinds of foreign culture.
This study is based on a survey from 500 of undergraduates, who are from all over the country and attending the Kongju National University, and a statistical analysis with significance level of 5% was performed.
According to the survey, the undergraduates showed healthy moral consciousness on contrary to what had been expected and it can be summarized as follows; 1)the spirit of filial piety and respect should not be changed. 2)the degree of respect toward elderly people is still very high. 3)deep concering about supporing elderly parents was observed, 4)the most popular desired number of children is two. 4)to promote public welfare for popular desired number of children is two. 5) to promote public welfare for elderly people, enhancing the public welfare system and promoting nationwide attention toward respecting elderly ones were chosen as major concerns, and 6) as issues need to be stressed for moral education for the youngsters, manners related to respecting elderly ones, respecting others and selecting polite terms and keeping promises and time were chosen.
Based on the study, in order to promote the moral consciousness of the undergraduates with changes of the times, establishing solid policies and showing concerns and guidance from the older generation are desired.