Organization, Information and Learning Sciences ETDs
Publication Date
Spring 5-13-2022
Abstract
The purpose of this mixed methods study was to examine graduate student preferences for the types of learning environments that support ethical development in research ethics education. The initial quantitative phase of this study used the Learning Environment Preferences (LEP) survey to provide a baseline measure of intellectual development up to position 5 of the Perry scheme (Moore, 2000; Perry, 1970). Quantitative results highlighted preferences for the role of student/peers and classroom atmosphere, and significant findings were found relative to international students, older students, and women in terms of their preferences for learning environments that support higher level, relativistic thinking. In the second qualitative phase, a novel set of learning environment preferences emerged from interviews with selected students to broaden understanding of what constitutes a learning environment. A proposed Learning Environments for Ethical Development (LEED) model summarizes the contextual components that graduate students prefer to develop more complex thinking about research ethics.
Degree Name
Organization, Information and Learning Sciences
Level of Degree
Doctoral
Department Name
Organization, Information & Learning Sciences
First Committee Member (Chair)
Dr. Charlotte N. Gunawardena
Second Committee Member
Dr. Patricia Covarrubias
Third Committee Member
Dr. Gary Smith
Fourth Committee Member
Dr. William Gannon
Language
English
Keywords
ethical development, research ethics, learning environment, higher education, Perry scheme, ethics education
Document Type
Dissertation
Recommended Citation
Wilder, Sue. "A Mixed Methods Study of Preferred Learning Environments for Ethical Development of Graduate Students in Research Ethics Education." (2022). https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/oils_etds/58
