The Role of School Culture and Moral Intelligence in Predicting the Quality of Academic Life in Students
Akhlāq-i zīstī i.e., Bioethics Journal,
Vol. 15 No. 40 (1404),
14 July 2025
,
Page 1-11
https://doi.org/10.22037/bioeth.v15i40.48192
Abstract
Background and Aim: Investigating the factors affecting students' academic quality of life, in order to foster their development and improve their condition, is one of the objectives of educational systems. Therefore, the present study was conducted with the aim of examining the role of school culture and moral intelligence in predicting the academic quality of life of upper-secondary school students.
Methods: The present study is applied, and in terms of data collection method, it is a descriptive-correlational research. The statistical population included all male and female upper-secondary school students in Fasa city during the academic year 2024-2025. Based on the Krejcie and Morgan table (1971), a sample of 196 individuals was selected using stratified sampling. Data collection tools included Higgins and Sadegh's School Culture Questionnaire (1998), Lennick and Kiel's Moral Intelligence Questionnaire (2007), and Inly and Burke's Academic Quality of Life Questionnaire (1999). For data analysis, descriptive statistics (mean, standard deviation) and inferential statistics (Pearson correlation and multiple regression) were employed using SPSS software version 22.
Ethical Considerations: Verbal consent was obtained from the participants and they were assured of the confidentiality of the information.
Findings: The results indicated that the correlations between school culture and academic quality of life, as well as between moral intelligence and academic quality of life, were positive and significant (p < 0.01). Furthermore, 44% of the variance and changes in academic quality of life could be explained by school culture and moral intelligence.
Conclusion: Based on the results, educational authorities should put strategies for developing school culture and moral intelligence on their agenda and provide equal educational opportunities for learners in the educational system.
- School culture
- Moral intelligence
- Quality of academic life
- Students
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