College of SPEAR Graduate Studies Students Ethical Decision Making: A Foundation for a Potential-Edifice Strategy

Abstract

This descriptive-normative study assessed the graduate studies students’ extent of ethical decision-making practices and the various ethical decision-making frameworks. The respondents of this study were the Master of Science in Physical Education students enrolled in the College of Sports, Physical Education, and Recreation program in Mindanao State University, Marawi with a total of 95 respondents. The principal instrument was a verified researcher-created questionnaire. Weighted mean ranking and frequency were used to treat the data. Graduate studies students used diverse ethical decision-making frameworks, according to the research. Ethical decision-making frameworks, charity principles, moral language theory, and stewardship principles were deemed problematic. The researchers concluded that the graduate studies students possess the necessary knowledge and understanding in the practice of their ethical duties and responsibilities along with the various ethical decision-making frameworks. When realized, the proposed formulation Potential-Edifice Strategy can effectively improve the extent of ethical decision-making practices of graduate studies students.