Vitality of conscience among educational counselors: A field study in Najaf Governorate

The current research aims to identify the vitality of conscience among educational counselors and to measure the vitality of conscience among educational counselors according to the gender variable (males-(females) To achieve the research objective, the researcher chose a random sample of educational counselors in the Directorate of the Najaf Governorate Center for Academic Science (2024-2025), as the sample size reached (120) educational counselors, male and female. In view of the research objective, a tool must be prepared for it. Therefore, the researcher built a scale to measure the vitality of conscience, which in its final form is (24) five-alternative paragraphs (applies to me to a very large extent - applies to me to a large extent).-Applies to me to a moderate degree-Applies to me to a lesser extent-It does not apply to me at all) and its validity was confirmed by presenting its paragraphs to a group of specialized arbitrators in order to express their opinion on its validity and suitability in terms of the content and formulation of the paragraphs, while ensuring the stability of the scale by distributing the scale in its final form to a sample consisting of (30) educational counselors who were chosen randomly. After that, the same scale was distributed to the same people after a period of two weeks to determine the scale’s degree. After collecting the data and analyzing it statistically, the results showed that the educational counselors enjoy a lively conscience and there are no statistically significant differences according to the gender variable (males).-Females) In light of the results, the researcher presented a number of recommendations and proposals.