Rethinking Reflection and Ethics for Teachers

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This book reexamines reflection and ethics for teachers, and argues the case for ensuring teaching practices are educational and professional rather than simply technical or clinical. Demonstrating that theory is indispensable when it comes to professional deliberation and educational practice, the authors draw on their experience to provide insights for teachers that will enable them to become better professional educators. This collection of research chapters, written by established researchers and educators in the field who are familiar with a variety of teaching contexts and are conversant with the current teaching standards and policies relating to teaching and teacher education, is a valuable resource for practicing teachers, researchers, policy-makers as well as for final-year student-teachers in Initial Teacher Education programs. Further, it enables early career teachers to meet their professional responsibilities in a more critically informed and capable manner. Front Matter ....Pages i-viii The Importance of Rethinking Reflection and Ethics for Education (R. Scott Webster, John D. Whelen)....Pages 1-12 Front Matter ....Pages 13-13 Understanding and Interrogating Professional Standards (R. Scott Webster, John D. Whelen)....Pages 15-31 Teaching Through Ethical Tensions: Between Social Justice, Authority and Professional Codes (Daniella J. Forster)....Pages 33-50 Teacher Responsibility (Alex Kostogriz)....Pages 51-64 Teacher Reflexivity: An Important Dimension of a Teacher’s Growth (Ann Ryan, R. Scott Webster)....Pages 65-79 Teachers, Clergy, Schools and Paedophilia: Making a Mockery of the Duty of Care (John D. Whelen)....Pages 81-98 Reflecting Together on Spiritual Possibility (Audrey Statham, R. Scott Webster)....Pages 99-113 Front Matter ....Pages 115-115 How Have You Been? On Existential Reflection and Thoughtful Teaching (Gert Biesta)....Pages 117-130 What Are We Doing? Reflecting on the Purpose of Education—And Where Such Reflection Might Lead (John D. Whelen)....Pages 131-144 Reflection, Contemplation and Teacher Problem Solving in the World(s) of the Classroom (John Quay, Christopher T. McCaw)....Pages 145-161 Renegotiating Reflective and Ethical Practice in a Liquid Education System (Andrew Skourdoumbis, Sue Bennett)....Pages 163-176 Front Matter ....Pages 177-177 A Socially Critical Approach to Community and Parental Engagement: A Matter of Professional Ethics (John Smyth)....Pages 179-191 Postscript: To Fabricate or Authenticate Our Self as Teacher? (John D. Whelen, R. Scott Webster)....Pages 193-205