The Mission of Professors in the Moral and Spiritual Training of Studentsin Higher Health Education: Case Study of Social Crises and Events and other Unusual Conditions

In the higher health education system, professors are in the axis of responsibility and the center of leadership that help protect values, achievements and continuity of activities. The aim of this study is to investigate important spiritual, moral and educational missions of the main basis of the educational system in critical and threatening conditions.

Data were identified in 15 items by means of focused group discussion, semi-structured interview, and researcher-made questionnaire. Description of subjects, delineation of dimensions and solution for implementation were presented for each item by obtaining expert opinions and using native studies.

The most important moral-spiritual responsibilities of professorsin critical and unusual conditions that have been analyzed and presented,include:the valuable and ethical-based mission in cultural and social changes, seeking justice, responsible leadership and protection of learners, smart solutions for continuity of activities and prevention of academic dropand recession , social responsibility, cooperationand playing key role in crisis control, clarifying the international dimensions of events and crises, efforts and measures to ensure, maintain, and promote the social, psychological and spiritual dimensions of health, identifying social determinants of health, giving hope and prevention of passivity, analysis of the crisis and finding solutions to it. Playing the role of a moral and practical model (in all of the life aspects, scientific, professional and social)for learners and policymakers, as well as introducing models, answering questions, clearing doubts, and helping promotion of creative thinking and criticism, are other findings of the study.

The responsibility of professors in the moral and spiritual education of learners in higher health education, and guiding the moral and spiritual processes of the university and society, are vital and decisive in all dangerous situations and in crises and unusual situations. To implement the moral and spiritual value-based responsibilities of professors, "educating and training", "disciplining and purification of the soul", "knowledge and ability", "responsibility and accountability", and "morality and spirituality", are considered necessary.