Code of conduct

Ethical code

Meta-ethics

Engineering

Pedagogy

Applied ethics

Professional development

Political science

Professional conduct

Sociology

Professional ethics

Information ethics

Legal ethics

Engineering ethics

Philosophical Inquiry in Education

This paper argues that the way future teachers are being initiated into the ethical dimensions of their future profession is largely out of step with the movement to professionalize teaching. After recalling the role that codes of professional conduct play in the ecology of professional self-regulation, and arguing that familiarizing students with their local code of ethics should be considered is the bare minimum of an adequate ethics education for professionals, the paper presents research findings indicating that education students are not leaving colleges and universities with a clear understanding of what is expected of them by society, their peers and the profession. The paper concludes with three suggestions about how to begin bringing ethics education for teachers more into line with teaching’s aspiration to professional status.

Codes of Professional Conduct and Ethics Education for Future Teachers