EDUC6291
Professional Ethics and Values in Teaching and Educational Leadership
10 Units
Not available in 2013
This course examines a range of ethical theories, issues and practical problems that challenge educators and students of education to analyse, articulate and extend their ethical decision-making, understanding and values in the profession.
| Objectives | This course provides students with the opportunity to: 1. develop and demonstrate an understanding of ethical theories, and key concepts such as moral agency relevant to professional practice in education; 2. discuss ethical dilemmas, tensions, problems and issues relevant to a variety of roles in the sector; 3. critically analyse codes of practice, policies and professional ethics in education; and 4. formulate and articulate a coherent and informed response to an ethical problem or question that dialogues with a range of ethical theories, decision making models and a modern context. |
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| Content | The following list indicates indicative course content: * Introduction to the field of professional ethics * An introduction to metaethical theory concerning the evaluation of moral action * Moral theories such as situation ethics, agent-based ethics and action-based ethics relevant to educational practice * The psychology of morality * The ethics of belief * Notions of moral agency * Ethical issues such as those concerning the roles of the teacher in the modern context of high accountability * Critical analysis of existing codes of ethics * Ethical communication and negotiation of difference. |
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| Replacing Course(s) | NA | ||||
| Transition | NA | ||||
| Industrial Experience | 0 | ||||
| Assumed Knowledge | NA | ||||
| Modes of Delivery | Internal Mode | ||||
| Teaching Methods | Lecture | ||||
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| Contact Hours | Lecture: for 2 hour(s) per Week for Full Term |