Abstract

The purpose of the present study is to determine the relation between the moral maturity levels of candidate teachers and their individual innovativeness characteristics. The population of the study consisted of undergraduate students who were registered at Harran University Faculty of Education in the 2011 to 2012 academic year. Data were collected through the individual innovativeness scale and the moral maturity scale in the study. The validity and reliability tests of both scales were conducted by the researcher. According to the results obtained, it was determined that students were at the questioning level of individual innovativeness. The moral maturity level of students was found to be high. A positive and low level relation was determined between the students’ level of individual innovativeness and their level of moral maturity.

Key words: Innovativeness, morality, moral maturity, individual innovativeness, candidate teachers.