Heroes as a Context for Teaching Ethics

Views of the Academic Members in Ankara University Faculty of Pharmacy About Pharmacy Ethics Education

“…[15][16][17][18][19] Interactive methods that enables students to be active in the class makes positive impact on teaching ethics more effectively. 23.2% of academicians reported that ethics haven't been discussed in our faculty. 13% answer choice of "I don't know" was given to the question of "Have your working field got any code of ethics?".…”

“…Using a personal hero as a model for ethical behavior should be supported. 23 Accordingly, a study shows that students perceived themselves as being more ethical than their professors. Fairness in grading is the critical factor that many students use in determining whether a professor is ethical or unethical.…”

Using Live Cases to Teach Ethics

“…They must think about the ethical challenges and make an emotional connection to the issues. While abstract concepts are a starting point, the student's personal involvement with the issues, their research and analysis, and debate and discussion are what lead to critical thinking and learning, the fourth feature of effective ethics education (Bonwell and Eison, 1991 in Apostolou and Apostolou, 1997). Engagement and critical thinking are closely related to another key aspect of ethics education, relevance.…”

“…The case analysis can provide discussion of simple issues or complex dilemmas requiring students to draw on their cognitive skills, personal insight, and imagination for their conclusions and recommendations (MacClagan, 2003). Other pedagogies include using student produced videos (Ziegenfuss, 1996), cartoons (Dyrud, 1998), film (Lauder, 2002), religious parables (Coate and Mitschow, 2002), and identification of students' heroes (Apostolou and Apostolou, 1997). Several faculty members have relied on local issues (Baetz and Carson, 1999), and use of newspaper articles to make the topic relevant for their students (Schaupp and Lane, 1992).…”

The Influence of Role Models on Negotiation Ethics of College Students

“…The use of role models is also recognized as an excellent way to teach ethical behavior across a wide variety of disciplines, including medicine (Odom, 1988;Wright, 2001), pharmacology (Angaran, 1989), primary and secondary education (Mead, 1988), higher education (Little, 1989), business management (Buhler, 1991;Moberg, 2000), and accounting (Apostolou and Apostolou, 1997). Despite all the empirical research that has been done to investigate the impact of role models on various behaviors, none of these articles on role models in ethics use empirical analysis to support their viewpoints.…”