ERIC Number: EJ1304617
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020
Pages: 13
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ISSN: ISSN-1029-5968
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Determining Educator Ethical Decision-Making Factors Using the Jones Model
Dawson, Shirley; Napper, Vicki
Journal of the International Society for Teacher Education, v24 n1 p23-35 2020
Despite the presence of codes and laws, ethical decision-making by educators continues to elude understanding. The purpose of this descriptive study was to explore factors in education ethical decision-making that may influence teacher behaviors in order to develop training materials for future teachers. Previously vetted scenarios based on actual educator misconduct were presented online to preservice teachers to identify agreement with constructs and intensity of moral concern as proposed in the Jones Model of Ethical Decision-Making (1991). Codes and laws focused on the results of decision-making do not probe the reasons behind immoral actions. Based on current survey data, educators can identify situations of differing moral intensity, determine moral intensity quickly, and make decisions about moral intensity based on various factors from personal experience and backgrounds.
Descriptors: Ethics, Ethical Instruction, Moral Issues, Decision Making, Preservice Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Vignettes, Models, Time on Task, Age Differences, Online Surveys, Teacher Behavior
International Society for Teacher Education. Danish School of Education, Aarhus University, Niels Juelsgade 84, 8210 Aarhus N. Denmark; e-mail: isftecontact@gmail.com; Web site: http://isfte.org
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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