Open AccessCommentary: Responsibility
Author(s) -
Nel Noddings
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
learning landscapes
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1913-5688
DOI - 10.36510/learnland.v2i2.290
Subject(s) - accountability , scope (computer science) , work (physics) , political science , public relations , ask price , engineering ethics , sociology , business , law , engineering , computer science , mechanical engineering , finance , programming language
In this commentary, I argue that the current emphasis on accountability has overshadowed and weakened the far deeper concept of responsibility, and I ask readers to reflect on the scope and significance of teachers’ responsibilities. Accountability, defined too narrowly, demeans the work of teachers and may even invite corruption. In contrast, a serious look at responsibility leaves us in some awe at the breadth and importance of the work we undertake as teachers.