Development and Validation of the Professional Ethics Code and Scale in University Education: A Rasch Model Approach

Document Type : Research Article

Authors

Zeinab Kafi ¹

Mona Tabatabaee Yazdi ¹

Sahar Tabatabaee Farani ²

¹ Assistant Professor, English Language Department, Khorasan Institute of Higher Education, Mashhad, Iran

² Assistant Professor, English Language Department, Khayyam University, Mashhad, Iran

10.22067/lts.2024.89421.1279

Abstract

This study was conducted to develop the Persian version of the professional ethics code and validate the scale for university instructors, considering the perspectives of professors from various academic disciplines. First, the Persian translation of the code was prepared. Then, the written and oral feedback from professors at several universities was analyzed during the qualitative phase. Next, the Persian version of the code, encompassing four components—commitment to students, commitment to the profession, commitment to the organization and commitment to society—was presented in the form of 54 propositions. In the quantitative phase, a 7-category scale for measuring professional ethics was prepared based on the code and was given to 200 university professors. The content validity and one-dimensionality of the scale were assessed. Consequently, 6 items were removed and the number of categories was reduced to five. Finally, the scale was refined to 48 items, using a 5-point Likert format.

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Keywords

Professional Ethics in Higher Education

University Teachers

Validation

Rasch-Andrich Scaling Model

Code of Professional Ethics

Subjects

• Language Education

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