Toward a Code of Ethics for Academics.
As the articles collected in this issue of the Journal of Higher Education show, academicians are recognizing the need to examine the norms of their profession. They are not clear about what it means to be a professional academic. Nor are they sure about just who is to be included, as David Dill points out. And the problem of theoretical analysis is compounded by the lack of a definitive organized association that upholds membership requirements and maintains ethical norms.