ETHICAL PERSPECTIVES IN EDUCATION

Abstract

 The modern classroom is much more personal, social and flexible where teachers can enhance students’ 21^st century skills and create learning opportunities for promoting problem solving, critical thinking and collaborative skills among their students. But besides these 21^st century skills what is also needed is knowledge of what is right and wrong. To swim through the ocean of knowledge available and identify what is authentic, ethical and useful is the need of the hour. A common notion is that the web is solution for all problems and it answers all possible questions. It should be realized that the web is simply a source of data and information. The ability to discover the facts, turn the data into information and derive knowledge is where effectiveness of learning should be tested. In this scenario ethics acquires immense importance. Teachers are held to a higher moral standard and must behave in ways that are consistent with community and professional standards. Academic integrity is the moral code or ethical policy of academic. This includes values such as avoidance of cheating or plagiarism, maintenance of academic standards, honesty and rigor in research and academic publishing.