A Study On The Problem Of The Lack Of Integrity Among University Students And The Countermeasures Against It

Integrity is a traditional Chinese virtue, a fundamental standard ofhuman behavior, and a basic moral criterion of Chinese citizens. However,with the gradual penetration of the policy of reform and opening-up andthe further development of the socialistic market economy, thephenomenon of lack of integrity has emerged, to various degrees, in allwalks of life. It has spread to university campuses and has become anunprecedented challenge for university students. University students'integrity level will have a great impact on social life and economicconstruction because they are the constructors and successors of ourfuture society. The problem of university students' integrity has attractedthe close attention of the public.The paper attempts to study the lack of integrity behavior amonguniversity students and discuss the possible underlying reasons, in orderto provide suggestions and countermeasures for reducing and preventingthe lack of integrity behavior among university students and enhance theirintegrity level. Apart from the introduction, the paper includes thefollowing three parts:Part one: the meaning of integrity and university students' integrity.This part mainly includes the meaning of integrity and its historicaldevelopment, and the meaning and manifestation of university students'integrity.Part two: the situation of lack of integrity among university studentsand its analysis. By using a survey of students from four universities inChangsha, it demonstrated that lack of integrity among universitystudents exists mainly in six areas, including ideal and belief, study,economy, work, interpersonal relationship, and everyday life. It furtherexplores the possible objective and subjective reasons underlyinguniversity students' lack of integrity, and analyzes its dangers to society.Part three: suggestions for resolving university students' lack of integrity. Based on the situation and underlying reasons of universitystudents' lack of integrity, this part proposes concrete suggestions andcountermeasures, in order to improve their integrity situation, raise theirintegrity level and develop their healthy moral personality. Usingintegrity education as the starting point, creating an atmosphere ofintegrity as the premise and building an integrity system as the guarantee,this paper aims to construct a trinity system of integrity education,including society, university and family.