Explanation of Moral and Cultural Components in Research

The one-dimensional and instrumental view of research by academic and scientific institutions has distracted researcher's attention from observing the moral principles in conducting their researches.“Ethics” is one of the issues that has affected all the dimensions and aspects of man’s life and identity. The subject of “ethics-orientation in research” is one of the most common topics of applied ethics and professional ethics. The components of ethics in research can be explored from several aspects. The special attention given to the question of components can be ascribed to the great advances in scientific information and technology which occurred in the modern age; therefore, if morality is not observed in conducting research, the problems will not end. The present paper tries, by studying domestic and value research, to recognize the moral and cultural components in research and to provide methods for raising the level of ethics-orientation in research and identify the dimensions and factors influencing research morality, as well.