...Summary Professional code of ethics, Definition, “Professionally accepted standards of personal and business behavior, values and guiding principles” Importance, A code of ethics is essential to a profession; the code will provide an ethical starting point for the professionals and for others outside the profession. Professional code inform members of the profession about the viewpoints they should consider in making a decision. A code of ethics serves to promote the values of the profession over the personal, societal, and (sometimes) institutional values. It serves as a guideline for professionalism and quality of service. Ethical principles, 1) Integrity 2) Objectivity 3) Competence 4) Fairness 5) Confidentiality 6) Professionalism (7) diligence Development of teacher code of ethics, 1) Obligation towards students: a. Deal justly & impartially with students. b. Identifying the individual needs of the students. c. Respects the right of every student. d. Encourage students for the betterment of their future. 2) Obligation towards parents a. Respect the basic responsibility of parents for their children. b. Establish friendly & cooperative relationship. c. Keep parents informed about the progress of their children. 3) Obligation towards community i. Respect & be loyal to the community’s moral, spiritual ...
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...chose the teacher for this assignment Was this individual professional? Yes I believe that the teacher was not being professional. I did not feel that comfortable with standing with her hands on her hips. To me that is somewhat a gesture that shows that she is impatient with the child writing on the board. Possibly because the child is taking a long time to write on the board. What made the individual professional (consider attire, communication skills, presentation of self, etc.)? Her attire was ok, however she could have buttoned her blouse up a little bit more so that she was not showing her jewelry. Her presentation of herself was not a good look. She was standing with her hand on her hip which could be perceived as an angry gesture towards the child that was at the chalk board. Another parent or school personne could have saw this as a problem as well if they had walked pass her classroom and noticed this teacher. Were there aspects presented that were not professional? If so, please describe. Again I would have to say the hips and hand. That gesture could easily be misrepresented and could be seen as offensive. •Include any additional thoughts. The teacher seems to be a little displeased with the child by placing her hands on her hips. Although the teacher did have a smile, the gesture of the hand would make me believe that the child was taking too long to write whatever she was righting. Part 2: Personal Reflection and Connection What is the appropriate...
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...The Issue of Teacher-Student Boundaries Calyssa Rimkey ED 4412 - WD Monday, January 28th 2013 An issue of many concerning teachers and their students is the teacher-student boundaries issue. Teachers take on many different roles, sometimes conflicting with one another, but all of these roles must be accommodated within a circumscribed boundary between the teacher and the student(s) being taught.(Crook & Truscott, 2007) Teachers are ultimately responsible for managing boundary issues with their students. There are many circumstances that represent multiple relationships and boundary crossings and, while not always unethical, the primary professional relationship can be jeopardized. These circumstances should always be handled professionally and in the best interests of the student. I think that the issue of student-teacher boundaries is an important issue that all teachers should take seriously. Crossing the boundaries could potentially jeopardize the relationship with a student and, furthermore, may result in an end to a teacher’s profession. I believe, from my experience as a student and as a future teacher, that boundaries between the student and teacher are crossed more often than not. There may be times when teachers experience feelings of attraction towards a student. In this case, the teacher should remain professional and should not act on these feelings. If the teacher is struggling with sexual or romantic feelings towards...
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...staying positive will influence more people to be actively involved and openly makes suggestions for the improvement of the organization. Teachers who are aware of their obligations and duties act professionally and perform well in and out of the classroom. Batas Pambansa Blg. 232 identified salient duties and responsibilities of a teacher to ensure that the level of professionalism is maintained especially on matters concerning accountability, responsibility, efficiency and effectiveness. Professionalism of the teachers greatly affects the students’ performance as it allows various fields to be included in the learning process. One important thing is the awareness of the teacher on their duties as classroom facilitator and as second parent to the students. As classroom facilitator, it is necessary that a teacher comes to class prepared and ready to journey learning with the students. It is important that this obligation will not just be done for the sake of doing but because of the desire to develop a 21st century skilled learners. As second parent, it is a must that a teacher will make the students feel a homey environment with them. These two are done profoundly to ensure that the growth of the students is attained thereby ensuring a better future for them. There will be an assurance of success not just because of the drive of the teacher to facilitate but most importantly on doing it professionally. Professionalism is not just a facade of integrity but it is more of the realization...
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...Salaries of Sports Athletes The world of sports is a multimillion dollar industry. Around the globe, people flock to sporting events or watch their favourite teams faithfully each week on television. As a result, professional sports athletes receive huge salaries – well above, for example, those of doctors, lawyers, teachers or social workers. There is some debate about whether such outrageously high salaries are justified. On the one hand, sport is viewed as a professional career, in which the top players should rightly earn high salaries. Athletes train rigorously from an early age to become peak performers in their field. They face tremendous pressure in each and every game, match or competition. Their personal lives are compromised and they lose all privacy. At the same time, their strong achievements bring honour and attention, not only to themselves, but also to their teams, schools, cities or countries. On the other hand, various professions contribute to making our world run smoothly. Doctors put in at least ten years of grueling study and internship; their work saves lives. Teachers educate and inspire young people to be responsible citizens: their efforts produce the citizens of tomorrow. Social workers rescue individuals facing physical, mental and psychological challenges: their intervention creates safer societies. Yet, professionals in the fields above usually struggle to get by, despite their meaningful and critical contribution to the world. In my view, paying...
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...MY NEIGHBOUR I live in Kafr ELSheikh which is a very big city. The area where I live is inhabited by people belonging to different trade and professions. Some of them are government servants. The others are school and college teachers, doctors, engineers and businessmen. Happiness, is a person who has a good neighbours. Fortunately, I am one of them. I have the best of relations with my neighbours. They are frank and sociable. They whole-heartedly cooperate with one another. They share one another joys and sorrows. There has never been any trouble between us. Our life has been smooth and peaceful. We have lived in harmony for years. My neighbours are like my relatives. In fact, we behave as if we are members of a family. I have many neighbours, but the best among them is the one who lives on my left. He is a doctor by profession. He is gentle, and kind. He is always polite. He is the father of a happy family of four children. His wife is a highly cultured and civilized lady. One of his sons is of my age and all our programmes of study and recreation go jointly, Inspire of their wealth and status, they are not at all proud. My neighbour shares joys and sorrows of their neighbours. He is full of sympathy for everyone. He has always been helpful to me. Whenever I have had any trouble he has come to help me without asking for it. He has never charged any fees for attending any patient in the locality. My neighbour is full of mirth. I have never seen him glum or gloomy...
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...within a given profession. They are known as the professional code of ethics or conduct. Ethics can be both, written and unwritten. The written ethics are basically the morals within a profession. On the other hand, the unwritten ethics are more personal or so obvious that they should not have to be stated. When an individual begins a new profession, they are usually aware of the professional ethics that concern their particular profession. Each individual profession has its own set of written ethics. Some of these professions include accounting, education, legal, and health care amongst many others. If the code of ethics/conduct is violated there are penalties that follow. An accountant’s professional code of conduct from The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) covers a variety of issues. It covers their responsibilities, the public interest, integrity, objectivity and independence, due care and the scope and nature of their services. They have a responsibility to any and all that acquire their services. Accountants also have a responsibility to preserve and strengthen the customs within the profession. As an accountant, they are committed to the well-being of the public (financial community, businesses, investors, employers, governments, creditors, and clients). They are expected to provide them with a quality service that is done with integrity. Their integrity depends upon their performance to coincide with the principles within the profession and not for...
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...LEARNING OUTCOME ONE Throughout this assignment I will critically reflect and appraise the role of the mentor in professional practice which should enable me to facilitate learning in my practice setting. It will be appended with a critical incident that I feel is relevant, to my present and future practice, utilising a reflective model in the process. The word mentor is of Greek origin, the concept stemmed from Homer’s odyssey, where mentor a wise and trusted friend of Odysseus took on the education of his son Telamachis, in the absence of his friend. Carruthers (1993) gives a further dimension, that “this meant that mentor had to be a father figure, teacher, role model, approachable councillor, trusted advisor, challenger and encourager”. The compact Oxford English Dictionary describe mentor as “an experienced person in an organisation or institution who trains and counsels new employees or students”(www.askoxford.com). Mentoring in pre registration nurse education has become a widely accepted practice since the introduction of project 2000 (Lee, 2006). Most of the literature written in the early 1990’s involved defining the concept and determining the nature of the mentoring role. The lack of agreement regarding the role and functions of mentors was a common feature. Terms such as mentor, preceptor facilitator and supervisor were all used interchangeably creating an overlay of role functions which were not clearly defined (Neary, 2000). Hamilton (1993) describes the...
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...ongoing teacher professional development. It intends to qualitatively and quantitatively extend an educators’ skill set so that they are continually effective in the classroom. Like any other profession teachers must keep their skills sharp and updated as the educational system is only as good as its players. The key to this quality education for all students is the classroom teacher, but not just any classroom teacher (Killion & Harrison, 2006). Students must have skillful, highly effective teachers who have consistent access to ongoing professional development (Sparks & Hirsch, 2000; Guskey, 1997; Guskey, 1998; Maldonado, 2002). NCLB offers broad guidelines for effective professional development acknowledging the integral nature of ongoing professional development that seeks to insure teachers continually possess the knowledge and skills necessary to successfully perform their duties (Lauer & Dean 2004). NCLB requires all 50 states to provide “high-quality” professional development that will ensure every teacher is both highly qualified and highly effective. The federal government’s definition of high-quality professional development includes activities that improve and increase teachers’ academic knowledge, are part of school and district improvement plans, provide teachers the knowledge to meet state content standards, are sustained, intensive and classroom focused, support the recruiting, hiring and training of high quality teachers, expand teachers’ understandings...
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...complexities of educational change, along with bringing to light the pure lack of evidence of the link between professionalism and quality education, while discussing the impact upon teachers. There is no one definition for the term ‘professional’, nor one idea about the professionalism in education. Johnston uses the differing ideas of multiple authors to highlight this, along with the differing levels of ideas about how easily teacher quality can be improved through professionalisation. To begin, Johnston explains Sachs’ (2011) view that professionalism and its definition has been a struggle between union leaders, bureaucrats, and academics. However, Johnston notes that teacher’s voices have been invalidated as Sachs omitted teacher involvement in this process. Continuing from this, the perspective that professional...
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...unique position as a profession dominated historically by women means that while gender balance has been sought in professions once closed to women, nursing has made little effort to do the same. Men have equality of access, so it would be wrong to paint this as discrimination. But is that enough when there has been a failure to challenge the view of nursing as a woman’s job? Allied health professions have made strides towards equality, yet nursing still uses the titles ‘matron’ and ‘sister’. Archaic practices Even in training, archaic practices continue. One university restricts its best nursing student award to female students. Is it any wonder just 10% of UK nurses are men and many wards remain staffed entirely by women? Women make up 90% of nursing students. Is it right in 2016 for wards that treat male patients (in some cases exclusively) to have no male nurses? Is it truly patient-centred care to have a profession so far removed from its patient demographic? Every year across the UK women apply in droves to enter nursing, and the issues that put off their male counterparts are not being addressed. It is essential that male recruits are encouraged from an early age, and the outdated attitudes that stop men pursuing a career in nursing are challenged. Other professions have changed while nursing has rested on its laurels. Physiotherapy has gone from 5% men to 20%, and while in primary schools only 12% of teachers are men, one in fi ve...
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...Human Resource Management Article Yuri Caicedo How to Avoid Professional Misconduct Professional misconducts might happen when you don’t expect it. For instance, a child could be physical abused by a teacher. Professionals such as teachers, engineers, doctors, lawyers, architects, barbers, and veterinarians need to get licenses to work in their fields, in which you can find codes of professional conduct. To be license you need to register with the state you practice in and meet the standards for that profession. The codes of professional conduct are rooted in ethics. These ethics are values, and what differentiate the right and wrong action. Many companies don’t require employees with licenses but these companies have their own set of codes of conduct or ethics, and they make their employees to follow. These codes of conduct were made to prevent public from irresponsible professionals. In certain professions there are codes of conduct with different rules. However, the majority of professions have the codes of conduct with similar rules. An item normally found in the code of conduct is the gross of negligence or gross of incompetence, which means that are professional does not have basic ability to work. The majority of the professional need to take an exam to demonstrate that they know about all the aspects of their job. Additionally professionals need to take renew their licenses regularly. Therefore, they can keep learning and keep up to date with industry changes. Confidentiality...
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...Historically very few professions were given the status of being a professional. Those who were in the profession of law and medicine were perceived to be ‘elite’, receiving professional status. This was given due to the structure and depth of their specialised training and high level qualification. The knowledge gained and the ethical standards of those professionals in their practice. They were governed by professional bodies, adhering to high values and having professional autonomy. These professionals were held in high esteem by society as possessing specialised knowledge and skills, who were equipped to apply this knowledge and implement their skills in the interest of others. The concept of professionalism and having status of being a professional within the early year’s workforce has been a contentious issue. Early year workers were one of the many professions not recognised by society as being professional. Some say it is due to the lack of value society in general placed on the quality and standard of qualification they held in comparison to that of other professions working within early year’s settings; such as teachers or speech and language therapists who held degree led qualifications. Early year workers skills and knowledge were also undervalued which reflected in lower levels of pay with no prospect of moving up the career ladder. It could be said that low pay relates to poor quality of service, while others say it indicates the status of the job. Society portrayed...
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...expanding my vocabulary and expressing myself in a better way. A higher degree opens doors for me in my profession and will definitely make me more marketable. My greatest fear was not being able to obtain my degree. I attempted to start my degree a few months ago. I paid for a credentials evaluation and transcripts and mailed in all of what was required. After waiting a few months I finally called the school and was told that my evaluation was not accepted. I was heart broken and frustrated, this required and additional three hundred plus dollars, so I threw in the towel. I gave up because it had become mentally exhausting. After receiving a phone call from GCU I decided that I would give it another try. It started to get frustrating again ,as I am a foreign student I then had to find someone to obtain a transcript for me and mail it off to the school. My sister came to my rescue, and here I am persuing my dreams. As I reflect on the days when I was in nursing school, during a final exam in pathophysiology I became very afraid. During the exam I started to have a panic attack. I forgo everything and started to become afraid in the exam. I completed the exam and immediately went to the teacher and explained to her what had happened. The teacher encouraged me by letting me know that I had obtained great grades and I should not be too upset. After speaking with the teacher I felt better. I had made up my mind that I would repeat this course if I had to. When the results...
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...Organizations and Associations Walden University Quintina W. McKnight Dr. Joann Susko EDUC 6610: Teacher as Professional July 19, 2015 Abstract Collaborating with group of people that shares the same vision is an essential component in a profession. These groups of professional’s are called professional organizations and associations. Having an affiliation with a professional organization and association in one’s specific area of expertise would be beneficial to a successful career. Participating in Professional Organizations and Associations Professional education organizations and associations, provides a unity for educators to network. It is important as educators to participate in an organization that offers professional relationships with others who are supportive, helpful and can be trusted. Connecting with peers who shares the same common career goals can be rewarding. “A framework for teaching provides a structure for discussions among teachers and also serves to sharpen the focus for professional development” (Danielson 2007). Domain 4: Professional Responsibilities (Danielson 2007), has identified me as a professional because I welcome a cooperative and respectful relationship with all stakeholders. It’s a routine to maintain regular communication with parents, rather it through parent-teacher conferences, emails, phone contacts, written correspondence in the mail or with teacher webpage from school. It is also most imperative as professional educators to appropriately...
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