Ethical Problems in Higher Education

Ethical Problems in Higher Education
ISBN-10
0595365922
ISBN-13
9780595365920
Category
Education
Pages
125
Language
English
Published
2005
Publisher
iUniverse
Authors
Janice Moulton, George M. Robinson

Description

The Ivory Tower Myth suggests that the world of higher education has no moral problems. Unlike ethical conflicts in business, politics and medicine, ethical problems in higher education receive little publicity. But devotion to the pursuit of knowledge does not ensure ethical behavior. Power, competition, pressure and lust for recognition create moral conflicts. Some are unique to higher education but many are common to the world off-campus. This book uses ethical theories as a tool to analyze real examples from our colleges and universities. Topics include: academic freedom, plagiarism, cheating, research fraud, equal opportunity, evaluation, tenure, student-faculty relationships.

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