The construction of ethical values in university students: an analysis of the concepts and practices of university lecturers

Bianca Gerente, Dilia Miguel

Abstract

This article has as its theme the construction of ethical values in university students: an analysis of the concepts and practices of university lecturers. The aim was to understand the practices of university lecturers in the construction of ethical values in university students. A qualitative methodology was chosen based on a literature review allied with an open questionnaire conducted with fifteen university lecturers from two higher education institutions in Pemba City, the Catholic University of Mozambique (Faculty of Tourism and Informatics Management and the Department of Ethics and Citizenship) and the Lúrio University (Faculty of Engineering). Faced with the transformations of society, the importance of ethics in the students' constructive process is discussed, whether in high school or higher education (university). It is concluded that university lecturers have the role not only of supporting students in the construction of pedagogical knowledge, experiences and good behavior, but they are also mentors in the construction of ethical values in the students' constructive process, combining the intellectual part and knowledge with the adoption of certain practices of ethical values of citizenship that are linked in society.