Effect of Religious Education on Moral Development of Adolescents with Hearing Impairment

Education is a dynamic process of all areas of human development. Throughout the history, morality has been interconnected with education. Morality refers to the way people choose to live their lives according to a set of guidelines or principles that govern their decisions about right versus wrong and good versus evil. The main purpose of this qualitative study was to explore the effect of religious education on the moral development of adolescents with hearing impairment. The population of the study consisted of all students with hearing impairment (12-17 years old) studying in public and private schools for students with hearing impairment situated in Lahore city. The conveniently selected sample of study comprised 10 adolescents with hearing impairment (boys=5, girls=5) studying in grade 6-10 with age ranging between 12-17 years. Data were collected by using the Moral Development Interview Inventory. Findings were reported and recommendations were made.