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Aydın, İ. N. Demirkasımoğlu, S. Alkın. (2012) Academic Ethics in Turkish Universities:
Perceptions of Academicians from Engineering, Medicine and Education Colleges 
 Eurasian Journal of Educational Research, Issue 49, Fall 2012, 41-60

Abstract

Problem Statement: Academicians such as scientists contribute to the

training, and to public service with their special knowledge and skills.

place in the development of societies and humanity.

Recently, within the scope of ethics, studies have focused on developing

professional ethical codes, which have gained increasing attention.

very fundamental role in the development of societies and humanity.

Recently, within the scope of ethics, studies have focused on developing

professional ethical codes, which have gained increasing attention. Within

this frame, the problems of this study involve the opinions of

academicians in Turkish state universities in relation to the extent that

they adopt ethical responsibilities to their profession, colleagues, students,

university and community.

Purpose of Study: The aim of this research is to determine the opinions of

academicians in Turkish state universities in relation to the extent that

they adopt ethical responsibilities to their profession, colleagues, students,

university and community, and to what extent their colleagues fulfill these

responsibilities.

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Sabri Güngör ,  İnayet Aydın ,  Hasan Basri Memduhoğlu ,  Ebru Oğuz .     Respect in principal–teacher relations at primary schools in Turkey. International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education 2012; 

Abstract

Respect means consideration of actions and requests of others and confirmation of values of others. School is a social institution where students are equipped with knowledge and skills, as well as fundamental character attributes. Respect among students, teachers, administrators, parents, and other staff at schools is of importance. In this study, the focus group method, including 12 principals and 10 teachers at state primary schools, was employed to explore respect in principal–teacher relations. According to the findings, the participants generally developed professional respect understanding. The teachers presented different definitions of respect associated with hierarchical relations. The participants’ respect behaviors were commonly observed in positive communication and self-improvement. The principals displayed respect for teachers through some guarding behaviors, and the teachers displayed profession-related respect behaviors. The common respect expectations of the participants were as follows: self-improvement, establishment of positive social relations, and unbiased behavior. While the school principals expected obedience and complete fulfillment of assigned tasks from teachers, the teachers expected civility, justice, and guarding administration from principals. The participants regarded improper appearance, behaviors contradictory to rules of good manners and bad habits as disrespectfulness. The school principals regarded abuse of goodwill and false excuses by teachers as disrespectfulness; whereas the teachers regarded oral or behavioral insults by school principals and intervention in their private life as disrespectfulness.