Developing Ethical Adult Educators: A Re-Examination of the Need for a Code of Ethics
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| Title: | Developing Ethical Adult Educators: A Re-Examination of the Need for a Code of Ethics |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Hatcher, Tim, Storberg-Walker, Julia |
| Source: | Adult Learning. Spr 2003 14(2):21-21. |
| Availability: | American Association for Adult & Continuing Education, 10111 Martin Luther King, Jr. Highway, Suite 200C, Bowie, MD 20720. Tel: 301-459-6261; Fax: 301-459-6241. |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 4 |
| Publication Date: | 2003 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Descriptive |
| Education Level: | Adult Education |
| Descriptors: | Ethics, Adult Educators, Adult Education, Moral Values |
| ISSN: | 1045-1595 |
| Abstract: | The moral philosophies and normative ethical guidelines of a profession influence its practice and research. More than simply assigning merit or worth to outcomes or processes, ethics is the milieu in which professionals establish integrity and develop solidarity through normative ethical worldviews. Thus, in increasingly complex contexts, adult educators need to develop a shared ethic that enhances the sustainability of individuals, organizations and communities. Professions have had little trouble establishing a wide diversity of skills and competencies and using them to attract members. Here the authors assert that a profession that wishes to attract people with deeply held moral values should develop and espouse highly moral ethical norms. Further, they recommend that an aspirational code be considered over a disciplinary or punitive code for guiding their profession's ethical growth. |
| Abstractor: | ERIC |
| Number of References: | 6 |
| Entry Date: | 2006 |
| Accession Number: | EJ727789 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | The moral philosophies and normative ethical guidelines of a profession influence its practice and research. More than simply assigning merit or worth to outcomes or processes, ethics is the milieu in which professionals establish integrity and develop solidarity through normative ethical worldviews. Thus, in increasingly complex contexts, adult educators need to develop a shared ethic that enhances the sustainability of individuals, organizations and communities. Professions have had little trouble establishing a wide diversity of skills and competencies and using them to attract members. Here the authors assert that a profession that wishes to attract people with deeply held moral values should develop and espouse highly moral ethical norms. Further, they recommend that an aspirational code be considered over a disciplinary or punitive code for guiding their profession's ethical growth. |
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| ISSN: | 1045-1595 |
