Mar 29, 2024  
2017-2018 SGPP Catalog and Handbook 
    
2017-2018 SGPP Catalog and Handbook [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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EDUW695 Ethics and Issues in Education (3 cr.)

Prerequisite(s): EDUW690  
This course focuses on ethical behavior and decision making in an educational environment.  Philosophical theories, legal decisions, ethical frameworks, and behavior codes are identified.  Bias, values, and cultural norms are examined as an influence.  Current educational issues are examined.  Students leave the course with a critical thinking framework for making ethical decisions as educators.

Upon completion of this course, students are expected to be able to do the following:

  1. Recognize the influence of bias, values, and cultural norms on ethical decision making.
  2. Critique legal decisions impacting education.
  3. Critically evaluate and defend professional and political educational decisions.
  4. Apply the ethical inquiry framework introduced in class to personal and societal educational issues.

 



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