University ethics : how colleges can build and benefit from a culture of ethics / / James F. Keenan SJ

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910815276903321
• Autore: Keenan James F.
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Lanham, Maryland : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , 2015; ©2015
• ISBN: 1-5381-0977-8
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (292 p.)
• Disciplina: 378.1/01; 378.101
• Soggetti: Universities and colleges - Administration - Moral and ethical aspects - United States; College administrators - Professional ethics - United States; Education, Higher - Moral and ethical aspects - United States
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""1 The Absence of Ethics at American Universities""; ""2 Ethics""; ""3 How the Literature on the University Is Moving Slowly but Surely toward University Ethics""; ""4 A First Case for University Ethics: The Adjunct Faculty""; ""5 The Cultural Landscape of the University without Ethics""; ""6 Cheating""; ""7 Undergraduates Acting Badly""; ""8 Gender""; ""9 Diversity and Race""; ""10 Commodification""; ""11 A Conclusion: Class, Athletics, and Other University Matters""; ""Notes""; ""Index""; ""About the Author""
• Sommario/riassunto: Stories about ethical issues at universities make headlines every day. From sexual violence to racial conflict, from the treatment of adjuncts to cheating, students, professors, and administrators face countless ethical trials. And yet, very few resources exist to assist universities in developing an ethical culture. University Ethics addresses this challenge. Each chapter studies a facet of university life-including athletics, gender, faculty accountability, and more-highlights the ethical hotspots, explains why they occur, and proposes best practices.Professional ethics are a key component o