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ISSN: 2228-5468 Education Strategies in Medical Sciences 2015;8(5):317-322
ISSN: 2228-5468 Education Strategies in Medical Sciences 2015;8(5):317-322
Comparing the Current and Desired State of Teaching Professional Ethics among Faculty Members; University of Sistan and Baluchestan
ARTICLE INFO
Article Type
Descriptive & Survey StudyAuthors
Jenaabadi H. (1)Nastiezaie N. (*)
(*) Educational Management Department, Educational Sciences & Psychology Faculty, University of Sistan and Baluchestan, Zahedan, Iran
(1) Education & Training Department, Educational Sciences & Psychology Faculty, University of Sistan and Baluchestan, Zahedan, Iran
Correspondence
Address: Educational Management Department, Educational Sciences & Psychology Faculty, University of Sistan and Baluchestan, Daneshgah Street, Zahedan, IranPhone: +985433428942
Fax: +985433416120
n_nastie1354@ped.usb.ac.ir
Article History
Received: October 25, 2015Accepted: January 2, 2016
ePublished: January 10, 2016
ABSTRACT
Aims
In the professional higher education system, one of the important health guarantee dimensions in the teaching-learning process is ethics and ethical component discourse. The university teachers need to be bounded by the ethical principles in their professions, including teaching professional ethics. The aim of this study was to compare between the current and the desired situations of the quality of teaching professional ethics in the faculty memebers of Sistan and Baluchestan University from the students’ viewpoints.
Instrument & Methods In the descriptive cross-sectional study, 318 graduate students of Sistan and Baluchestan University, who were studying at the second semester of 2014-15 academic year, were selected via Available Stratified Sampling Method in May 2015. The study tool was Teaching Professional Ethics Questionnaire. Data was analyzed in SPSS 21 software using Correlated Groups T test.
Findings There was a significant difference between mean scores of the current quality of teaching professional ethics and its components and the desired situation (p<0.01). There was no significant correlation between the students’ viewpoints on the quality of the components of teaching professional ethics in the teachers of Sistanand Baluchestan University based on gender, field of study, and educational level (p>0.05).
Conclusion In the teachers of Sistan and Baluchestan University, teaching professional ethics is assessed slightly more than the average level. However, there is a gap between the current situation of teaching professional ethics and its desired situation.
Instrument & Methods In the descriptive cross-sectional study, 318 graduate students of Sistan and Baluchestan University, who were studying at the second semester of 2014-15 academic year, were selected via Available Stratified Sampling Method in May 2015. The study tool was Teaching Professional Ethics Questionnaire. Data was analyzed in SPSS 21 software using Correlated Groups T test.
Findings There was a significant difference between mean scores of the current quality of teaching professional ethics and its components and the desired situation (p<0.01). There was no significant correlation between the students’ viewpoints on the quality of the components of teaching professional ethics in the teachers of Sistanand Baluchestan University based on gender, field of study, and educational level (p>0.05).
Conclusion In the teachers of Sistan and Baluchestan University, teaching professional ethics is assessed slightly more than the average level. However, there is a gap between the current situation of teaching professional ethics and its desired situation.
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