Creating the Ethical School: A Book of Case Studies

Zubay, Bongsoon; Soltis, Jonas F.

ISBN 10: 0807745138 / ISBN 13: 9780807745137

Published by Teachers College Press, 2004

About this Item

The book is in good condition with all pages and cover intact, including the dust jacket if originally issued. The spine may show light wear. Pages may contain some notes or highlighting, and there might be a "From the library of" label. Boxed set packaging, shrink wrap, or included media like CDs may be missing.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Creating the Ethical School: A Book of Case Studies
• Publisher: Teachers College Press
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0807745138
• ISBN 13: 9780807745137
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: good

About this title

Synopsis

Addressing the many ethical issues that arise daily in school, this volume is a hands-on guide for all K–12 practitioners, an excellent teaching tool for preparing future teachers, and an essential resource for anyone who wants to create a caring and supportive school environment.

Features:

• Realistic, provocative, and ethically challenging case studies that can be adapted to both private and public school settings.
• A range of encounters educators are apt to experience, such as between teacher and teacher, teacher and student, parent and teacher, and parent and administrator.
• An array of ethical dilemmas and issues encountered at different grade levels on topics such as: racism, teasing, cheating, plagiarism, anorexia, free speech, violence, religion, and much more!
• Appendixes listing ethical standards for each member of the school community and overviews of student understandings of right and wrong, presented according to grade level.

About the Author

Bongsoon Zubay was Director of the State University Urban Teacher Education Center in New York City and Jonas F. Soltis is Teachers College, Columbia University’s William Heard Kilpatrick Professor of Philosophy and Education Emeritus and coauthor of The Ethics of Teaching and The Ethics of School Administration.