Ethical Educational Perspectives

* Supervised By
Prof.Dr.Mary Hermina
Dr. Naglaa AbdElAziz Mahomud * Presented By
Islam Abd El-satar El-Ebiawy

Ethical Educational perspectives
Introduction
Ethical standards in education contain basic principles, procedures and behavior patterns based on commitment to core values that are deeply rooted in education. Ethical standards enable educators, students and administrators to maintain and promote quality education.
The purpose of this document is to provide a set of basic ethical principles that define the professional responsibilities of university professors in their role as teacher.
Ethical principles are conceptualized here as general guidelines, ideals or expectations that need to be taken into account, along with other relevant conditions and circumstances, in the design and analysis of university teaching.

Ethical Principles in University Teaching
Ethical Principles in University Teaching was developed by the Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, and is endorsed by the winners of the national 3M teaching award whose names appear on the cover page. The document was created by individuals actively involved in university teaching, and will be distributed to university professors across Canada.
The Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education believes that implementation of an ethical code similar to that described herein will be advantageous to university teachers (eg., in removing ambiguity concerning teaching responsibilities); and will contribute significantly to improvement of teaching. For these reasons, STLHE recommends that the document be discussed thoroughly at Canadian universities, with input from professors, students, and administrators, and that universities consider adopting or implementing ethical principles of teaching similar to those described in this document.
Principle 1: Content Competence
Principle 2: Pedagogical Competence
Principle 3: Dealing With Sensitive Topics
Principle

References: The authors are indebted to the following for ideas that were incorporated into the present document: American Psychological Association (1990). Ethical principles of psychologists. American Psychologist 45, 390-395. University of Calgary (1994). Code of Professional Ethics for Academic Staff. Synopsis The Ethical Teacher combines empirical expressions of teachers ' beliefs and practices with a theoretical discussion of the connections between the moral dimensions of schooling and applied professional ethics in teaching from its own perspective of ethical knowledge. Ethical knowledge relies on the teacher 's awareness, understanding, and acceptance of the demands of moral agency as professional expectations implicit in all aspects of daily practice.  • Ethical knowledge, as the foundation of a principle-based ethic of individual and collective practice must be brought to the forefront of our thinking about teaching.  • Ethical knowledge is compromised by moral dilemmas and complexities that routinely challenge teachers.  • In making ethical knowledge more visible, such tensions may be assuaged, and three avenues of renewal may be enabled: a renewed sense of teacher professionalism, renewed school cultures, and renewed teacher education and professional learning. The organizational structure of the book into three parts and eight chapters presents the concept of ethical knowledge as it is revealed, as it is challenged, and as it may be used in schools. The Ethical Teacher is for teachers and teacher educators and for those who conduct research about their worlds.