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Üniversite Öğrencilerinin Etik Değerlere Yatkınlık Düzeylerinin Bazı Demografik Değişkenlere Göre İncelenmesi
Investigation of University Students' Predisposition to Ethical Values According to Some Demographic Variables

Author(s): Kübra Yenel, Muhammet İbrahim Akyürek
Subject(s): Higher Education , Demography and human biology, Sociology of Education
Published by: Celal Bayar Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü
Keywords: University; Student; Ethics; Value;

Summary/Abstract: In order to raise not only educated individuals but also citizens committed to ethical values in universities, it is important to know the level of the predisposition of university students to ethical values and the demographic variables that affect this. This research aims to examine the level of predisposition to ethical values of university students according to some demographic variables. 447 university students, selected by simple random sampling, participated in this cross-sectional survey study. As a data collection tool, the 16-item "Compatibility to Ethical Values Scale", which consists of the dimensions of love and respect, justice and honesty, and cooperation, is used. The data used is the primary data collected by the questionnaire form distributed to the participants. According to the research findings, the level of predisposition to ethical values of university students was in the dimensions of love and respect, justice and honesty, and cooperation, respectively, from the highest to the lowest. According to the demographic variables of university students, while there was no significant difference in terms of the level of predisposition to ethical values in the variables of gender, grade and profession/work status, a significant difference was found in the level of predisposition to ethical values in the variables of age and university life satisfaction.

  • Issue Year: 21/2023
  • Issue No: 02
  • Page Range: 295-308
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Turkish