degree of commitment of faculty members and their assistants at the Faculty of Education in Sana’a to professional ethics Students’ Point of View

Abstract

The study aimed to know the degree of commitment of faculty members and their assistants at the Faculty of Education in Sana’a to professional ethics, and to know the significance of the statistical differences between the average degree of their commitment to it in relation to the variables of: gender, type of qualification and academic degree. To achieve the objectives of the study, the researchers prepared two tools. The first tool was a 56-items questionnaire for faculty members and their assistants focusing on six areas. It was distributed to a sample of 115 participants during the academic year 2022-2023. The second tool was an interview, specifically designed for students. The sample of the interview was 35 male and female undergraduate and graduate students. The study concluded that the degree of faculty members’ commitment to professional ethics from their point of view was “very high” with an average of (4.61), and a relative weight of (92.20%). The results also showed that there were no statistically significant differences between the average ratings of faculty members and their assistants for the degree of their commitment to professional ethics in relation to the variable of gender, type of qualification, or academic degree. However, the results of the interview showed the presence of negative perceptions of students towards their instructors, regarding their commitment to professional ethics. They showed that the level of their instructors had a moderate commitment to professional ethics. The study recommended the necessity for developing an ethical charter for the teaching profession, evaluating faculty members accordingly on an ongoing basis, improving their living conditions, enhancing their strengths and addressing the shortcomings in their ethical practices, and providing incentives and appreciation to those who show commitment to professional ethics. That is in order to motivate others to take them as role models.