Have Ethical Perceptions Changed? A Comparative Study on the Ethical Perceptions of Turkish Faculty Members

Abstract

This study presents a comparative investigation of ethical perceptions of the faculty members, working in selected departments of Turkish universities. A descriptive research design is used in order to reveal the perceptions regarding the ethical dilemmas related to instruction, research, and outside employment activities in both 2003 and 2008. The set of activities that are considered unethical by faculty members, as well as the occurrence of potential ethical dilemmas are identified on a comparative basis. According to the findings of the study, the investigated faculty members believe that there is an increase in the occurrence of unethical instruction, research and outside employment activities in the academia.

Ethical beliefs and behaviour of university educators: evidence from Russia

“…Chory and Offstein (2018) studied faculty–student relationships and stated that university educators had issues in terms of establishing the boundary line with their students. Burnaz et al (2010) investigated the ethical perceptions of Turkish university instructors. The researchers found out that, due to external employment, university educators neglected some of their responsibilities such as student supervision, absence during office hours, etc.…”

A study on faculty members' level of compliance with ethical principles

“…Nitekim Kelly, Bradley ve Demott (2005) Yüksekö¤retimde mesleki etik ilkelerinin yerleflmesi ve yayg›nlaflt›r›lmas› için ö¤retim elemanlar›n›n e¤itim-ö¤retim süre-cinde mesleki etik ilkelere uygun davranarak gelece¤in meslek eleman› ve bilim insan› olarak yetifltirdikleri ö¤rencilerine model olmalar› ve onlar›n da etik düflünme ve davranma becerileri kazanmalar›n› sa¤lamalar› gerekmektedir (Burnaz, Atakan ve Topçu, 2010;Erdem, 2012;Erdem vd, 2014;Gerçek vd., 2011;Gözütok, 1999). Çünkü ö¤renciler birçok konuda oldu¤u gibi, mesleki etik konusunda da ö¤retim elemanlar›n› örnek almaktad›r (Kuther, 2003).…”

Akademisyenlerin Etik Dışı Davranışlarına Yönelik Üniversite Öğrencilerinin Görüşleri

“…There have been copious studies examining student misconduct (Aslan and Yılmaz, 2021;Jian et al,2018;Thakkar and Weisfeld-Spolter, 2012) or (un)ethical practices in academia including teaching, research and faculty service duties of faculty (Burnaz et al, 2010;Campbell, 2000;Gao et al, 2008;Pelit and Güçer, 2006) and researcher perspectives (Huybers et al, 2020). However, research reflecting university students" views on faculty unethical practices is scarce and the existing ones either examine data on fewer aspects (Dinç and Gizir, 2019) compared to the current study, or adopt a quantitative approach (Ghiațău and Mâță, 2015;Ei and Bowen, 2002;Oldenburg, 2005;Owen and Zwahr-Castro, 2007;Özcan et al, 2013) revealing a limited perspective in a sensitive issue as this and use data from lower levels of education (Uğurlu, 2008).…”