Moral Intelligence: A Conceptual Framework and School Implications

Human life has witnessed a huge transition from stone age to the post-modern age. This is due to the human tendency to develop and upgrade their life-style through research and development in various fields of human life. Language and thinking capability of humans has allowed individuals to prosper and live a life of comfort. Since time immemorial, Education is putting an effort to make individuals develop holistically i.e. cognitive, affective, psychomotor domains. This is to say that individuals have developed various kinds of intelligence like linguistics, musical, intrapersonal, interpersonal, moral, emotional and the like. Moral intelligence refers to the cognitive ability of individuals to apply ethical principles to personal goals, values and actions. The research paper focuses on the discussion of the theoretical premises of moral intelligence and the sub-components. Moreover, it provides a clear statement why moral intelligence should be made an integral part of school education and education in general.