ERIC Number: ED612006
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2021-Feb
Pages: 11
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Report of the MLA Task Force on Ethical Conduct in Graduate Education. Updated
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. For the previous version, see ED608440.]
Descriptors: Ethics, Professional Associations, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Social Bias, Masters Programs, Graduate Students, Mental Health, Health Services, Family Work Relationship, College Faculty, Student Centered Learning, Caring, Teacher Student Relationship, Work Environment, Networks, Academic Advising, Professional Development, Career Guidance, Professionalism, Financial Support, Advisory Committees, Student Surveys, Bullying, Sexual Harassment, Educational Environment, Employment Opportunities
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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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