Professional Ethics for the Teachers.
Dr. Shakir Ullah
Government Postgraduate College
Karak
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Commitment towards the Profession
Commitment towards the Students
Commitment towards the Colleagues &
Management
Commitment to Self
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COMMITMENT TOWARDS PROFESSION
Justify public trust and confidence
Keep abreast of the developments in the teaching profession
Maintain membership in some professional organizations
Professional knowledge is regularly updated and improved
Keep abreast of subject matter
Utilize audio-visual aids
Attend conferences, workshops which tend to broaden
knowledge
Contd….
COMMITMENT TOWARDS PROFESSION
Determine the nature, format and timing of their lifelong
learning programs
Declare all relevant information related to competency
and qualification
Support all efforts to promote and protect human rights
Strive through active participation in their union
Keep in view new concepts like Individualized
instruction, Programmed Learning, Teaching Machines
etc
COMMITMENT TOWARDS STUDENTS
Maintain professional relations
Share responsibilities
Prove themselves as successful facilitators of learning
Treat the students coming from weaker sections of the
society on equal footing and give due care
Safeguard and promote the interests and wellbeing of
students
Take all possible steps to safeguard students from sexual
abuse
Contd…
COMMITMENT TOWARDS STUDENTS
Give due regard to individuality of the students
Acknowledge the specific needs of each student
Respect the right of all children to benefit from the
provisions
Give students a feeling of being part of a community
Exercise authority with justice and compassion
Play the role of a Friend, Philosopher, Guide and Initiator
COMMITMENT TO COLLEAGUES
Have mutual respect for his colleagues
Safeguard and promote the interest and well-being of
colleagues
Manifest ethical behaviour in relations with colleagues
Give due regard to their personality
Respect their professional standing and opinions
Be prepared to offer advice and assistance
Contd…
COMMITMENT TO COLLEAGUES
Establish good human relations with colleagues
Keep away from forming cliques and groups
Never criticize any colleague before the students
Maintain confidentiality of information about colleagues
Have the feeling of cooperation and unity among
colleagues
COMMITMENT TO PARENTS
Participate in Parent-Teacher meeting and similar
activities
Make himself available to parents at scheduled time
Give advice to the parent from professional point of view
Evince a helpful, sympathetic and understanding attitude
Make every effort to encourage parents to be actively
involved
COMMITMENT TO COMMUNITY
Establish rapport with the community
Participate in community affairs
Assure through personal behaviour in the community
that the School-staff image is favourable
Show due courtesy to the members of community
Attitude in the community should be of enthusiasm and
optimism
COMMITMENT TO SELF
Evaluate own performance and character
Discharge the responsibilities with full efficiency
Take decision regarding good and evil
Live an ideal life
Respect the profession
COMMITMENT TO MANAGEMENT
Be honest, efficient, prompt and sympathetic towards
the management
Think about the uplift and betterment of the institution
Carry out the instruction from management
Accept the managerial decisions
Give creative academic suggestions
Be true and fair towards management
Keep away from the managerial affairs
OTHER COMMITMENTS
Possess knowledge about the State education code
Have knowledge of rules regarding recognition of school
Have knowledge of rules regarding admission
procedures
Have knowledge of rules regarding school inspections
Have knowledge of service conditions
Have knowledge of the rules of examinations and so on
Is it possible to train
people in ethical
conduct ?
Is ethics training a
process of
learning the
prevailing codes
of behaviour?
Should ethics training
be delivered as part
of pre service training
rather than during the
induction phase?
Can ethics training be
self paced or does it
require facilitation and/or
team learning?
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