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This article considers the value of adopting a code of professional ethics for teachers. After having underlined how a code of ethics stands to benefits a community of educators--namely, by providing a mechanism for regulating autonomy and promoting a shared professional ethic--the article examines the principal arguments against codes of ethics.
Among the twelve codes of ethics covering teachers’ work at the provincial and territorial levels in Canada, for example, only one code, Ontario’s, fits the description of an aspirational code (Maxwell & Schwimmer, 2016a). Roughly the same balance of regulatory to aspirational codes can be found in codes of teacher ethics in Australia ...
Keywords: ethics, teacher, education, decision making, case analysis, narrative 1. Introduction 1.1 Introduce the Problem Many of the concerns confronting teachers in U.S. public schools today, indeed around the globe, require ethical decision making. Teachers may experience tensions between personal beliefs, professional codes of conduct, and
Source: ERIC Clearinghouse on Teaching and Teacher Education Washington DC. Moral and Ethical Issues in Teacher Education. ERIC Digest. THIS DIGEST WAS CREATED BY ERIC, THE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT ERIC, CONTACT ACCESS ERIC 1-800-LET-ERIC ED482699 2003-10-00 Moral and Ethical Issues in Teacher Education.
The absence of official codes of ethics and conduct for teaching practice at many traditional South African universities is of great concern. With this sequential explanatory, triangulation, mixed-method study we aimed to provide a valuable framework for universities developing and implementing these codes. In this study, quantitative content….
School teachers charged with this task, require professional ethical sensitivity contiguous to politically laden, complex topics such as climate change. This article documents the ethical dilemmas perceived by 98 final year prospective teachers in teaching about climate change, after the completion of a course on ethical professional practice.
Teachers act as both moral agents and values educators (Campbell, 2006). Thus, codes of professional ethics for teachers are implemented to differentiate broad-based morality from the specific contribution teachers are entrusted to make to society. These documents contribute to the description of the profession’s purposes and obligations to the
Most teachers have a clearly articulated set of standards and expectations governing student classroom behavior. Teachers, too, should adhere to a code of ethics governing their responsibility for teaching exciting and effective classes, treating all students fairly, working with parents, growing professionally, encouraging student participation, nurturing all students, and helping them succeed.