Abstract
The study was aimed to find out the role of demographic characteristics regarding practices of professional ethics among university teachers in Punjab, Pakistan. The study was focused on a single variable of professional ethics in three domains of teacher’s work viz. Teaching, Research, and Administration. The population of the study comprised of seven hundred and seventy-three teachers working at social sciences faculties of eight universities in the Punjab province (five in public and three in the private sector). The technique for selecting sample was proportionate stratified random sampling. Three instruments of data collection viz. Professional Ethics in Teaching, Professional Ethics in Research, and Professional Ethics in Administration were developed for the study. Data collected through the survey were analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-test and ANOVA. The results of the study showed that regarding practices of professional ethics, both in teaching and research, female teachers were significantly better than male teachers and higher qualification led to significantly better practices of professional ethics. With regards to administration, there were no significant differences regarding any demographic variable.
Keyword(s)
Professional Ethics, Teaching, Research, Administration, Demographic Characteristics