Ethics in Education

Course

Ethics are standards that make the actions right and wrong and helps categorize different values such as integrity, respect and honesty among others. Ethics influences behaviour and allows an individual to make the right choices. It will be very difficult to regulate life and act responsibly without ethics. Ethics in education are essential as they help run the system smoothly. it sets the standards of what's acceptable and what's not hence protecting the interests of both the educators and the learners. Ethics in education has been given a lot of importance over the years. It is mostly the teacher's job to make the students aware about these ethics the school management often takes it upon them to familiarize the instructors with the ethics that are relevant to their profession.


The course aims to introduce participants about ethical principles at education and try to teach what is ethical or not. Course includes different ethical dilemmas, case studies. Participants will discuss on these dilemmas.

Target Audience

Teachers from all levels (Primary school teachers, secondary school teachers, adult education teachers, VET teachers)


Standard Program

1 week

Sunday

  • Arrival of the participants and transfer to their hotels
  • Dinner with the participants

 

Monday

  • Welcome and introductions
  • Individual expectations, objectives of the course
  • Ice-breakers
  • Presentation of participants
  • History of Ethics at Education
  • Cultural excursion in local area

 

Tuesday

  • Ethic Theories
  • Ethical Principles
  • Cultural excursion

 

Wednesday

  • Ethical Decision Making
  • Code of Conduct for Teachers
  • Code of Conduct for School Administration
  • Cultural excursion

 

Thursday

  • Potential Ethical Dilemmas and Case Studies on Ethics
  • Influence of Technology
  • Cultural excursion

 

 

Friday

  • Potential Ethical Dilemmas and Case Studies on Ethics
  • Summary and course evaluation
  • Feedback & certificates


 

Saturday

  • Departure of Participants


 

Note: We organize cultural tours according to the demands of the group.

Note 2: We are flexible on making changes on the program according the demands of the group. This is a standard 1-week course. We can reduce it to 2 days and increase to 2 weeks.