The Identification of the Components of Professional Ethics in University Education

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Graduated Ph.D. of Higher Education Management, Tehran University, Tehran,

2 Professor, Department of Educational Sciences, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran

3 Professor, Department of Educational Sciences, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran.

Abstract

The rule of professional ethics can significantly help the organization to reduce organizational tensions and to success in achieving goals. Faculty members play a critical ethical role as role models for students in addition to their academic role. The aim of this study was to identify the professional components in education at Shahid Beheshti University in Tehran. This study is theoretical; regarding research objectives, its approach is based on qualitative thematic analysis method. Two methods of library and field studies were used to collect data. In order to take advantage of experts and their opinions, the purposeful sampling method was used. 20 professionals who had the required information to study, were selected. The required information was collected through semi - structured interviews. The interviews continued until the information reached the point of saturation. The questions of this interview were prepared based on the literature review; they were analyzed to be suitable and competent by some professors and experts. To ensure the validity of the research, the review by the members (interviewees), the triangulation of data sources and the peer review method were considered. Also, to calculate the reliability of this study, the inter-coder reliability (the agreement between two coders) was used. Three themes of personal ethics, human relationships and professional capabilities were identified as the components of professional ethics.

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Journal of research in instructional methods
Volume 1, Issue 2
September 2023
Pages 95-114

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  • Receive Date: 26 June 2023
  • Revise Date: 06 August 2023
  • Accept Date: 30 August 2023

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