The Effects of Gender on the Ethical Decision-making of Teachers, Doctors and Lawyers

• Authors: Marcin Gierczyk , Tom Harrison

Abstracts

EN

The article presents the statistical findings of a study that investigated the effects of gender on the ethical decision-making of professionals. Ethical dilemmas were presented to 1,809 teachers, doctors and lawyers in the form of a questionnaire. The individuals were asked to choose a course of action and provide reasons for their choice. What was of particular interest was how the professionals prioritised different moral theories in their decision-making; namely, whether the reasons they gave were deontological, consequential or virtue ethical in nature. The findings are significant for those seeking to revise and improve professional ethical education and practice.

Keywords

EN

ethical reasoning; ethical dilemmas; professional practice; gender

• Publisher: Wydawnictwo Adam Marszałek
• Journal: The New Educational Review
• Year: 2019
• Volume: 55
• Pages: 147-159

Dates

published

2019

Contributors

author

Marcin Gierczyk

• University of Silesia in Katowice

author

Tom Harrison

• University of Birmingham

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Identifiers

DOI

10.15804/tner.2019.55.1.12

Biblioteka Nauki

1967789