Interrogating the Significance of Professionalism and Professional Ethics in the Teaching Profession

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dc.contributor.authorMaphosa, C., Bhebhe, S., & Dziva, M.
dc.date.accessioned2018-11-28T18:40:12Z
dc.date.available2018-11-28T18:40:12Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractThe teaching profession is generally referred to as a noble profession. There are, however, numerous reported cases of professional misconduct by teachers in schools. In this concept paper the researchers explore the concepts professionalism and professional ethics in the teaching profession. The researchers further examine the importance of professionalism and professional ethics in the teaching profession. Teacher accountability as a way of ensuring the upholding of professional ethics is discussed. Teacher indiscipline as a result of lack of professionalism is explored and common forms of misconduct by teachers in schools are unearthed through examination of related studies. The researchers conclude by restating the significance of professionalism and professional ethics in the teaching profession, against the realisation that teachers deal with the moulding of future citizens, which should be done with utmost care and concern. In this paper the researchers recommend that teacher training programmes should place more emphasis on the teaching of professional ethics in the same way content and pedagogical expertise are valued. Continuous professional development programmes for practising teachers should expose teachers to the importance of professionalism and professional ethics. Measures should be put in place to hold teachers accountable for the ways in which they dispensetheir duties. Performance-related pay increases and licencing of teachers are some of the ways to ensure accountabilityen_US
dc.identifier.citationMaphosa, C., Bhebhe, S., & Dziva, M. (2015). Interrogating the Significance of Professionalism and Professional Ethics in the Teaching Profession. Journal of Sociology and Social Anthropology, 6(2), 263-272.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://www.krepublishers.com/02-Journals/JSSA/JSSA-06-0-000-15-Web/JSSA-06-2-000-15-Abst-PDF/JSSA-6-2-263-113-15-Maphosa-C/JSSA-6-2-263-113-15-Maphosa-C-Tx[11].pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11212/4068
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherJournal of Sociology and Social Anthropologyen_US
dc.subjecteducator sexual misconducten_US
dc.subjectteachersen_US
dc.subjectschoolsen_US
dc.subjectchild sexual abuseen_US
dc.subjectInternational Resourcesen_US
dc.subjectSouth Africaen_US
dc.subjectprofessional ethicsen_US
dc.subjectpreventionen_US
dc.titleInterrogating the Significance of Professionalism and Professional Ethics in the Teaching Professionen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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