The Moral Orientation of Educators and Their Commitment to Core Professional Values in Resolving Ethical Dilemmas
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The Moral Orientation of Educators and Their Commitment to Core Professional Values in Resolving Ethical Dilemmas
A recent study explored how teachers navigate ethical dilemmas when professional values conflict with educational policy. These tensions that can impact both student achievement and teacher retention. While teaching is widely regarded as a caring profession, findings showed that teachers leaned significantly more toward an ethic of justice than an ethic of care in their moral decision-making in their practice. This study points to important implications for aligning policy and practice around how justice and care are balanced in schools.
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