Higher Education and Professional Ethics: Roles and Responsibilities of Teachers

ISBN-13: 9780367734978 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 272 str.

Satya Sundar Sethy

Opis

This book discusses the significance, relevance and usefulness of professional ethics in the context of higher education. It highlights the pivotal role of professional ethics in offering teachers a better understanding of their responsibilities, duties, rights, institutional obligations, and societal expectations towards ensuring quality educat

Spis treści

Part I Philosophy, Education, and Professional Ethics 1. Academic Ethics in Indian Higher Education in the Era of Markets: Selected Issues 2. Role of Teachers in Academic Reforms for Quality Higher Education 3. Teachers’ Character Development in Higher Education Settings 4. Professional Ethics in Higher Education: An Engineering Perspective 5. Ethics and Self: Neoliberal Governmentality and Indian Higher Education Part II Teaching, Research, and Professional Ethics 6. Professionalism in Assessing Students’ Performance: Roles and Responsibilities of Higher Education Teachers 7. Ethical Issues in Research: A Critical Reflection 8. The Role of Teachers in Higher Education Settings 9. Critical Analysis of Societal Expectations from Higher Education Teachers Part III Professional Ethics: Case Studies 10. Assessment of Higher Education Faculty Members’ Performance: Implications for Performativity, Ethical Practices, and Quality Output 11. Explicit Ethics Education for Prospective Teachers: An Essential Precursor for Quality Teaching – Ethics Training for Pre-Service Teachers 12. The Right Institutional Environment for Ethical Behaviour in University-Affiliated Institutions in India: A Case for Changing the Approach of Indian Accreditation Agencies 13. Using ‘Cascading Pedagogy’ to Develop Critical Consciousness and Transferable Skills: Lessons from a Gender Studies Classroom

O autorze

Satya Sundar Sethy is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, India. He has served at Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) as Assistant Professor in the Staff Training and Research Institute of Distance Education (STRIDE), New Delhi. He is the recipient of the prestigious Young Philosopher Award 2017, conferred by the Indian Council of Philosophical Research, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India. He has published several papers in journals and contributed chapters to edited books. His publications include the books Meaning and Language (2016) and Contemporary Ethical Issues in Engineering (edited, 2015). His current research interests are philosophy of language; analytic philosophy; professional ethics, especially related to engineering and higher education; Indian philosophy; Nyaya and Aristotelean logic; and Information and Communication Technologies in education.