A Qualitative Study On Ethical Behavior Of University Professors And Organizational Health In Higher Education Centers According To Viewpoints Of Professors Of Nursing And Midwifery Faculties In Islamic Azad Universities Of Iran

Research Article
FatemeSeifi., EbrahimSalehi Omran and Hamid Reza Arasteh
DOI: 
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Subject: 
science
KeyWords: 
Ethical behavior, higher education health, qualitative study, nursing and midwifery faculty, Islamic Azad University
Abstract: 

One of the most important issues in modern higher education is ethics. Universities may encounter variety of challenges. Since different generations interact with one another in higher education, there are several ethical issues in this sector. The present study aimed at qualitatively study ethical behavior of university professors and organizational health in higher education centers according to viewpoints of professors of nursing and midwifery faculties in Islamic Azad Universities of Iran. The sample consisted of fifteen members of boards in nursing and midwifery faculties in five universities. Majority of them ranged in age between 30 and 39 and the rest were in their forties. Three of them were assistant professors and the rest were instructors. The professors’ responses were presented in five groups, i.e. description of professor’s ethical behavior, problems of professor’s ethical behavior, strengths and weaknesses of professor’s ethical behavior, effective factors on professor’s ethical behavior, description of higher education health and how it is influenced by professor’s ethical behavior.