The Leadership Compass. Values and Ethics in Higher Education. ERIC Digest.

Autor/inn/en	Wilcox, John R.; Ebbs, Susan L.
Institution	ERIC Clearinghouse on Higher Education, Washington, DC.; George Washington Univ., Washington, DC. School of Education and Human Development.
Titel	The Leadership Compass. Values and Ethics in Higher Education. ERIC Digest.
Quelle	(1992), (4 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Reihe	ERIC Publications; ERIC Digests in Full Text
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Colleges; Educational Environment; Educational Responsibility; Ethical Instruction; Faculty College Relationship; Higher Education; Institutional Mission; Institutional Role; Leadership; Moral Values; Role Conflict; Role of Education; Social Environment; Student School Relationship; Universities + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? College; Hochschule; Fachhochschule; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Erziehungsverantwortung; Ethics instruction; Teaching of ethics; Ethikunterricht; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Führung; Führungsposition; Moral value; Ethischer Wert; Rollenkonflikt; Bildungsauftrag; Soziales Umfeld; Schüler-Lehrer-Beziehung; University; Universität
Abstract	This brief report summarizes a longer document with the same title. It explains that institutions of higher education have a moral responsibility as disseminators of knowledge to foster proper values and ethical thinking in its students for the well-being of society. The collegiate ethos, the practices and customs of the institution, are important in fostering responsibility for individual and social welfare. The scholar's role is crucial because of his or her power to define reality for and exercise control over society in general and students in particular. Often ethical problems exist due to the competing needs of the various roles inherent in the scholar, involving teaching, discovery, application, and integration. To assist in dealing with these problems, the institution itself must take a leadership role by: properly formulating mission statements based on ethical practices and concerns; fostering collaboration among all faculty, administrators, staff, and students to work with the values necessary for institutional effectiveness and overall integrity; and employing the use of models of ethical decision making. The academic environment must foster the importance of human dignity, nourishment of growth and achievement, and respect of others. Such an environment is defined as a learning community. Contains 10 references. (GLR)
Anmerkungen	Publications Department, ASHE-ERIC Higher Education Reports, The George Washington University, One Dupont Circle, Suite 630, Washington, DC 20036-1186 ($1).
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC