Ethical Sensitivity and Global Competence among University Students.

Globalization and technology are rapidly changing the world we live in. Preparing students for their role as citizens of the world is an important task in higher education, given the challenges in the focus of global society. Thus, the main objective of this research was to examine the possible relationship between ethical sensitivity and global competence among university students. The Ethical Sensitivity Scale Questionnaire, Global Citizenship Scale and a personal information sheet were administered to a sample of 248 (136 female, 112 male) students. The results indicated that there was a positive relationship between the levels of ethical sensitivity and global competence among students. At the same time there was a significant positive relationship between ethical sensitivity, global competence, gender and academic performance. From the findings of this research, we can conclude that students have high ethical sensitivity and global competence skills, therefore moral development and global competence must become a part of the core mission of global education. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]