Don’t let the Under Construction signs fool you, I suspect they are there to remind us that educators must continually attempt to improve their teaching techniques and communication skills.
This free online textbook about The Profession of Education was written by Shannon Kincaid, Ph.D. and Philip Pecorino, Ph.D. both of whom are professors at Queensborough Community College. The authors suggest that while there is information for educators at all levels, this textbook might be particularly helpful to professional educators at the post-secondary, university level. It would appear a main theme within the text is the discussion that post-secondary faculty are indeed members of the education profession and therefore have to balance the responsibilities of being an academician and an educator. As both authors have a background in philosophy, much of the discussion centers around the “ethical aspects of the profession of education and most particularly in the ethical issues, dilemmas and basic principles related to pedagogic research.”
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Education as a Profession
- Teacher-Student Relationship Models
- Professional Responsibilities
- Experimentation as a Responsibility of Educators
- The Basics for Ethics
- Ethical Issues in Education: Changing Minds
- Ethical Issues in Education: Pedagogic Experimentation
- Cases/Scenarios
- Ethics and Pedagogy: A Guide to Practice
- Two Case Studies
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
View this Free Online Material at the source:
The Profession of Education: Responsibilities, Ethics and Pedagogic Experimentation
