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- The Cambridge Handbook of Ethics and Education
- The Cambridge Handbook of Ethics and Education
- Copyright page
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Part I Traditions in Ethics and Education
- Part II Ethics and Education in Practice
- 15 Why Educate?
- 16 The Displacement of Ethics in Education through Educational Standardization
- 17 School Health Policies and Practices
- 18 Value Creation and Happiness in Education
- 19 Children’s Rights, Childhood, and the Sovereignty of the Good
- 20 School Discipline and the Ethics of Punishment
- 21 Educating All Children
- 22 Decolonizing Curricula
- 23 The Political Necessity and Perilous Ambiguity of “Academic Freedom”
- 24 Teacher Activism and Ethical Speech
- 25 The Specter of Agreement
- 26 Philosophical Reflections on Ethics in Teaching and Teacher Education
- 27 The Ethical Dimension of Educating Educators
- Part III Emerging Ethical Pathways and Frameworks
- Index
- References
26 - Philosophical Reflections on Ethics in Teaching and Teacher Education
from Part II - Ethics and Education in Practice
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 07 March 2024
- The Cambridge Handbook of Ethics and Education
- The Cambridge Handbook of Ethics and Education
- Copyright page
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Part I Traditions in Ethics and Education
- Part II Ethics and Education in Practice
- 15 Why Educate?
- 16 The Displacement of Ethics in Education through Educational Standardization
- 17 School Health Policies and Practices
- 18 Value Creation and Happiness in Education
- 19 Children’s Rights, Childhood, and the Sovereignty of the Good
- 20 School Discipline and the Ethics of Punishment
- 21 Educating All Children
- 22 Decolonizing Curricula
- 23 The Political Necessity and Perilous Ambiguity of “Academic Freedom”
- 24 Teacher Activism and Ethical Speech
- 25 The Specter of Agreement
- 26 Philosophical Reflections on Ethics in Teaching and Teacher Education
- 27 The Ethical Dimension of Educating Educators
- Part III Emerging Ethical Pathways and Frameworks
- Index
- References
Summary
What kind(s) of thinking and doing should inform how teachers might lead (working) lives that are “ethical,” and how should this translate to preservice teacher education? Two broad schools of thought are identified: teaching as an inherently “‘moral” endeavor, driven by “values” and requiring an educational approach to teacher formation; and teaching as a “profession” requiring formation following models of executive education found in other vocations, particularly medicine. After reviewing these two perspectives, consideration is given to programs that might best address these aims, assuming this is needed beyond learning on the job. The chapter concludes by identifying promising practices, established and emerging practices, across both moral and professional understandings, arguing that in each case these need to be adapted and developed to meet the needs of teachers more equally across a diverse range of cultural contexts.
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- The Cambridge Handbook of Ethics and Education , pp. 544 - 570Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024