Ethical Aspects of Teaching

The following resources are online or available at Pickler Memorial Library.

Anderson, Martin.  Imposters in the temple: A blueprint for improving higher education in America.  Stanford University Hoover Institution Press, 1996.  Call Number: LB 1778 .2 A533 1996.
A critique of what the author views as the intellectual and moral decay of American universities and colleges and the ways in which faculty and administrators must address the situation in order to restore these institutions to their former glory.

Bruhn, John, et al.  “Moral positions and academic conduct: Parameters of tolerance for ethics failure.”  The Journal of Higher Education 73/4 (July/August 2002): 461-489.  Call Number: Periodicals L11 J79.
Discusses the importance of ethics as a topic and practice in the academic community, how ethics failure is defined in academia, and how how academic organizations can respond to this failure.

Cahn, Steven M.   Morality, responsibility, and the university: Studies in academic ethics.  Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1990.  Call Number: LB 1779 .M69 1990.
Collection of essays on issues pertinent to academics and ethics, including the tenure process, research demands of teaching, diversity within faculties, and free speech on campus.

De George, Richard T.  Academic freedom and tenure: Ethical issues.  Lanham, MD: Rowman and Littlefield Publishers, 1997.  Call Number: LB 2355 .7 D4 1997.
Studies the arguments for and against academic freedom and tenure in America's and universities and explores some of the ethical responsibilities that can (or should) come with tenure.  Includes writings by the author and a section of essays by others, including "Statement on Professional Ethics" (from the American Association of University Professors), "Academic Freedom--Its Basic Philosophy, Function, and History," and "Does Academic Freedom Have Philosophical Presuppositions?"

Fisch, Linc., ed.  Ethical dimensions of college and university teaching: Understanding and honoring the special relationship between teachers and students.  San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publishers, 1996.  Call Number: LB 1779 E83 1996
A collection of essays devoted to the issue of ethics in postsecondary teaching.  Titles include "The Ethics of Student-Faculty Friendships," "Between Apathy and Advocacy: Teaching and Modeling Ethical Reflection," "Institutional Commitment to Fairness in College Teaching," and "Making Responsible Academic Ethical Decisions."

Markie, Peter J.  A professor’s duties: Ethical issues in college teaching.  Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 1994.  Call Number: LB 1779 .M37 1994
Essays on ethical issues in scholarship and teaching.

Morgan, B. L. and A. J. Korschgen.  "The Ethics of faculty behavior: Students' and professors' views."  College Student Journal.  35/3 (Sept. 2001): 418-22.  Link to article (EBSCO)
We examined differences in professors' and students' perceptions of the ethicalness of faculty behavior.  The sample of 115 professors and 157 undergraduates responded to 16 items regarding faculty behavior.  Faculty and students differed significantly on 4 of the 16 behaviors and showed a strong trend on another 3.  Faculty saw ensuring popularity with an easy test, accepting a textbook rebate, and using profanity as more unethical than did the undergraduates.  The students viewed failing to update notes as more unethical than did the faculty.  We argue that future research should explore students' views on the distinction between professors' undesirable and unethical behaviors. (EBSCOhost)

Samons, L.J., II.  “Socrates, virtue, and the modern professor.”  Journal of Education.  182/2 (2000): 19-43.  Link to Article (EBSCO Host)
A philosophical essay on the role that virtue and ethics have historically played in the lives and practice of professors.

Whicker, Marcia Lynn and Jennie Jacobs Kronenfeld.  Dealing with ethical dilemmas on campus.  Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 1994.  Call Number: LB 1779 W55 1994
Relatively brief overview of a variety of ethical problems facing college campuses.  Chapter include “Faking, Lying and Taking Credit,” “Fudging Research and Related Sins,” “Sexual Harassment,” and “Coping With Unethical Colleagues.”

Compiled by Dan McGurk
Pickler Memorial Library