‘What do you mean by ethical compass?’ Bachelor students’ ideas about being a moral professional

IF 1.6 Q2 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Lieke H. Van Stekelenburg, Chris Smerecnik, Wouter Sanderse, Doret J. De Ruyter
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Abstract

This article aims to explore the moral ideas and experiences that students at Dutch universities of applied sciences (UAS) have of being a professional with an ‘ethical compass.’ Semi-structured interviews were held with 36 fourth-year Bachelor students divided over four institutions and three different programmes: Initial Teacher Education, Business Services and Information and Communication Technology. Findings show that students say they strive to be(come) moral professionals, but that they have difficulties recognising and articulating the moral aspects of their professional roles. They seem to lack a moral vocabulary and the moral knowledge to verbalise their aspirations and to provide arguments to explicate or legitimise their moral behaviour. While most students were critical of the support they received from their universities, they indicated that various other role models and (work) experiences did have a strong and positive influence on their moral development. In this article, we reflect on the findings in relation to international empirical research on students’ moral development and highlight the characteristics of UAS students.

“你说的道德准则是什么意思?”本科学生对成为道德专业人士的看法
本文旨在探讨荷兰应用科学大学(UAS)学生成为具有“道德指南针”的专业人士的道德观念和经验。我们对36名四年制本科学生进行了半结构化访谈,他们分别来自四所院校和三个不同的专业:初级教师教育、商业服务和信息与通信技术。调查结果显示,学生们说他们努力成为有道德的专业人士,但他们很难认识和阐明他们职业角色的道德方面。他们似乎缺乏道德词汇和道德知识来表达他们的愿望,并提供论据来解释或使他们的道德行为合法化。虽然大多数学生对他们从大学获得的支持持批评态度,但他们表示,各种其他榜样和(工作)经历确实对他们的道德发展产生了强烈而积极的影响。在本文中,我们对国际上有关学生道德发展的实证研究结果进行了反思,并突出了UAS学生的特点。
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CiteScore
3.40
自引率
7.70%
发文量
9
审稿时长
13 weeks
期刊介绍: The main focus of this journal is to provide a platform for original empirical investigations in the field of professional, vocational and technical education, comparing the effectiveness, efficiency and equity of different vocational education systems at the school, company and systemic level. The journal fills a gap in the existing literature focusing on empirically-oriented academic research and stimulating the interest in strengthening the vocational part of the educational system, both at the basic and higher education level.
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