"Real World" Ethics: Frameworks for Educators and Human Service Professionals / Edition 2

by Robert J. Nash, Kenneth A. Strike

Overview

Now more than ever, with the explosion of new technologies and human service delivery systems, innovative teaching methodologies and assessment instruments, classic ethical questions and problems still remain. Some examples of these are: unprecedented internet and e-mail dilemmas involving student plagiarism or violations of privacy; sexual harassment in the workplace or in the classroom; lying to students, clients, and patients in order to bring about beneficial outcomes; and subtle forms of racial, gender, and sexual orientation discrimination that continue to persist in schools, colleges, and other human service venues.

The Second Edition of Robert Nash’s bestseller expands on his earlier work with the addition of an extensive “question-and-answer” epilogue that masterfully adds layers of explanation and understanding to ethical issues raised in the original text. Nash practices his own principles of having meaningful moral conversations with students and critics by responding to their questions about the first edition. This new chapter incorporates the latest research in applied ethics teaching and in resolving ethical dilemmas in the professions. The only applied ethics book written for both educators and human service professionals, “Real World” Ethics is essential reading for everyone who finds themselves faced with making critical ethical decisions in their work.

Praise for the First Edition of “Real World” Ethics !

“Provocatively addresses issues that professionals must deal with throughout their careers.”

—The School Administrator

"Rich in examples and rich in explanation.";

—Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education

"Nash provides readers with an excellent model of reflective teaching."

—Educational Studies

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780807742563
Publisher:	Teachers College Press
Publication date:	07/04/2002
Series:	Professional Ethics in Education Series
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	240
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Robert J. Nash is a professor in the College of Education and Social Services at the University of Vermont.

Table of Contents

	Foreword	ix
	Acknowledgments	xi
1.	Teaching "Real World" Ethics with Cool Passion	1
	The Early Years	3
	Stimulating the Moral Imagination	5
	Promoting Ethical Analysis	8
	Cultivating a Sense of Commitment and Responsibility	10
	Promoting Tolerance of Diverse Ethical Viewpoints	11
	Conclusion	13
2.	Teaching Ethics Ethically	15
	Syllabus: Ethics of Professional Relationships	16
	Syllabus Coda	27
	Conclusion	33
3.	First Moral Language: Grounding Ethics in the Language of Background Beliefs	35
	Why Bother with Background Beliefs?	36
	Closet Metaphysicians	38
	The Background Beliefs Framework	40
	Coming Out of the Metaphysical Closet	54
	Conclusion: Hermeneutics and Background Beliefs	56
4.	Second Language: The Language of Moral Character	58
	Moral Character	59
	The Moral Character Framework for Ethical Decision-Making	63
	"Keeping a Friend's Secret"	65
	Conclusion	103
5.	Third Language: The Language of Moral Principle	106
	The Secular Pluralist World and Moral Strangers	106
	The Language of Moral Principles and Theories	110
	The Moral Principle Framework for Ethical Decision-Making	115
	"To Admit or Not to Admit"	116
	Conclusion	144
6.	Ethical Bricolage: Integration and Discernment	146
	Integrating the Three Moral Languages	147
	An Ethic of Caring	156
	Character Education as a Substitute for Applied Ethics	162
	Beyond Ethical Bricolage to Moral Discernment	167
7.	A Question-and-Answer Epilogue--Six Years Later	169
	References	209
	Index	217
	About the Author	225