Open AccessEthically Speaking: Teachers and the Politics of Eduational Reform
Author(s) -
Richard Shields
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
teaching and learning
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1703-2598
DOI - 10.26522/tl.v3i2.45
Subject(s) - autonomy , accountability , politics , statement (logic) , pedagogy , process (computing) , psychology , political science , sociology , public relations , engineering ethics , law , computer science , operating system , engineering
The Ontario College of Teachers is in the process of revising its statement of Ethical Standards. The proposed guidelines ("Revised Ethical Standard s") reflect a new way at looking at the role and responsibilities of teachers in Ontario. Rather than focusing on behaviors or rules to be followed in particular sets of circumstances, the proposed revisions focus on four key values or virtues that can guide ethical judgment and decision making in the day to day practice of teaching. This shift emphasizes the importance of informed professional judgment and views the teacher as a responsible moral agent. With autonomy comes accountability and as a member of a professional college, teachers exercise their autonomy in communication with their colleagues .