UNIT 5: The Code of Ethics of the Teaching Profession Flashcards
The general statement of ethics in the teaching profession, based on the published draft of the
Statement of Professional Ethics by Iowa State University.
Their primary responsibility to their discipline is to seek and to state the truth as they see it. To this end, faculty members devote their energies to developing and improving their scholarly competence.
as faculty members
faculty members encourage the free pursuit of learning in their students
demonstrate respect for students as individuals, and adhere to their proper roles as intellectual guides and counselors.
as teachers
faculty members do not discriminate against or harass colleagues. they respect and defend the free inquiry of associates
as administrators and colleagues
although faculty members observe the stated regulations of the institution, provided the regulations do not contravene academic freedom, they maintain their right to criticize and seek revision.
as member of an academic institution
faculty members measure the urgency of these obligations in light of their responsibilities to their subject, to their students to their profession, and to their institution
when they speak or act as private persons they avoid creating the impression of speaking or acting for their college or university
as members of their community
two general principles of research ethics
- principle of informed consent
- principle of personal privacy
states that the voluntary and informed consent of human
subjects is essential in the conduct of scientific research
principle of informed consent
states that the right of a person under study is for the individual to be left alone to control his or her personal space and information about himself
principle of personal privacy
