The Practice of Integrity Within the University

Authors

  • Raymond L. Calabrese University of Texas at San Antonio
  • Angela Calabrese Barton University of Texas at Austin

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11575/jet.v34i3.52677

Abstract

This paper examines the practice of integrity within the university and its relationship to university programs, faculty, and community. Integrity is framed within the construct of the university's social contract with the community. Examining integrity as occurring in faculty actions, programs, and the university's relationship to the community demonstrates the vibrant nature of organizational behavior through interdependent relationships within the university and in the university's relationship to the community. True stories are used to demonstrate the complex nature of organizational integrity and the difficulty the university and its members have aligning espoused values with theories-in-use. Aligning espoused values with theories in-use requires a commitment to ethical action and integrity to fulfill the tenets of the university's social contract.

Author Biographies

Raymond L. Calabrese, University of Texas at San Antonio

Raymond L. Calabrese is a Professor of educational leadership at the University of Texas at San Antonio. He has authored more than 80 articles for national and international journals. Some of his national publications appear in the Journal of School Leadership, Planning and Changing-An Educational Leadership and Policy Journal, and Urban Education. Some of his international publications appear in the Journal of Educational Thought (Canada) and the International Journal of Educational Management (England) . He is the author of four books and a frequent participant in national conferences. Dr. Calabrese received his doctorate from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.

Angela Calabrese Barton, University of Texas at Austin

Angela Calabrese Barton is an assistant professor at the University of Texas at Austin in the department of curriculum and instruction. Her research focuses on urban education. Some of her publications appear in the Journal of Teacher Education, Curriculum Inquiry, and Journal of Research in Science Teaching. She is the author of one book and a frequent participant in national conferences. Dr. Calabrese Barton received her doctorate from Michigan State University at East Lansing.

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Published

2018-05-17

Issue

Vol. 34 No. 3 (2000)

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