ERIC Number: ED608440
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2020-May
Pages: 11
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Report of the MLA Task Force on Ethical Conduct in Graduate Education
Modern Language Association
The report of the MLA Task Force on Ethical Conduct in Graduate Education calls on administrators, departments, and faculty members to embrace "student-centered graduate education informed by an ethics of care." To confront long-standing issues in graduate education--such as precarity, bias and favoritism, harassment, mental health, faculty members' lack of responsiveness, and workplace exploitation--the report makes nine recommendations: (1) Institute forms of collaborative or networked advising; (2) Categorically reject all forms of sexual harassment and discriminatory behavior; (3) Promote transparency to reduce bias and favoritism; (4) Establish clear rules for faculty members' responsiveness; (5) Offer graduate students professional training without exploiting them; (6) Provide professionalization opportunities and career guidance in line with the realities of the academic job market; (7) Meet the distinctive professional needs and welfare of master's students; (8) Provide mental health services and supports for work-life balance for graduate students; and (9) Within institutional constraints, strive to provide all graduate students with funding that enables them to live without taking on outside work. [This web publication was prepared by the MLA Task Force on Ethical Conduct in Graduate Education.]
Descriptors: Professional Associations, Graduate Students, Ethics, Student Centered Learning, Mental Health, Teacher Student Relationship, College Faculty, Work Environment, Cooperation, Academic Advising, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Modern Languages, Professional Education, Career Guidance, Masters Programs, Health Services, Family Work Relationship, Financial Support, Sexual Harassment, Racial Discrimination, Gender Discrimination, Employment Opportunities, Age Differences, Socioeconomic Status
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Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Modern Language Association of America
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