Wilcox and Ebbs (1992) promote the view that it is important...

Wilcox and Ebbs (1992) promote the view that it is important to analyse the ethics of the ethos of the whole institution, in terms of culture, customs and practices across the institutional structures. The key issue is the impact of this ethos on the quality of life.

As such, ‘Responsibility for individual and social welfare is part of the institutional landscape, a daily occurrence manifested in decision making on all levels of the college or university and in the goals toward which the decision making is directed.’ (p1) The quality of the ethical environment is significant to students’ overall experience of higher education and the ways in which they negotiate ethical issues and their own experiences. Previous…