Ethical Decision Making

Ethical Decision Making

Foreword

Everything that we perform or not is a choice, that can influence the lives of other and ours. Ethical decision making relies on righteous judgments, not on selfishness or superior outcomes. These judgments are based on collective principles that are according to traditions, cultural values, politics, religion, ethnicity and time. Ethical decision making in higher education is significantly important as it leads to diversity in terms of respect, responsibility, citizenship, fairness and trustworthiness. More effective ethics education and leadership development programs can be made possible if the individuals as well as, higher education organizational members are engaged in the process of ethical decision making. This will lead to a process of giving equal opportunities to all the people rather than giving importance to a certain class, group or culture.

Discussion

Administrative Function

Diversity is one of the unique characteristics of higher education. The nature of the academy is derived from a diversity of thoughts shaped by the experiences of individuals working and learning there. Diversity can be achieved by only when it is strictly followed by the institute's core mission and values. It is achieved when the educational environment has a welcoming environment for all groups of all cultures. Diversity should evident in the leadership of the institute then it will bring valuable changes. These changes can only be done by the people who are present at the administrative posts of the campus. This category is responsible to make diverse changes in the campus environment. The administrative function is the one who speeches about diversity but their upper management is still biased. This aspect should be considered seriously. Diversity should not be marginalized, not as only a component of the institution, but it should be shared core value. It should be sighted as an asset model not as a deficit model so that it can lead to transformations. The diversity in an educational environment should be spiritual so that it can be viewed and observed in all the students, faculty and administrative units of the institute. From the dean or vice chancellor or president to the chief academic officers, it is completely in their control how to make the environment of the campus justified and equality based. The president has to be clear about the vision and can deliver its ideas for the improvement of the campus. The academic officers should be fair in making judgments in areas related to ...