A Study of Elementary School Ethical Climate, Teachers’ Recognition and Practice of Professional Ethic

• Main Authors: Sying-Ying Chen, 陳世穎
• Other Authors: Wu, Jin-Xiang
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2009
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/92404622871519065454

博士 === 國立嘉義大學 === 國民教育研究所 === 97 === This study is intended to explore the relationships among the school ethical climate, teachers’ perception and practice of professional ethics in elementary schools. The research developed a theoretically grounded new research questionnaire and produced 552 valid samples with 76% valid percentage. The results reveal that the school ethical climate, teachers’ perception and practice of professional ethics are now generally considered positive and constructive by the teachers in the elementary schools, especially by female teachers, senior teachers, or teachers in small schools. The interdependent relationship between school ethical climate and teachers’ perception of professional ethics is also observed. And the practice of professional ethics has better performance with the stronger elementary school ethical climate and the greater perception of teachers' professional ethics. The analysis results of the relationships among school ethical climate, teachers’ perception and practice of professional ethics are in good agreement with the developed theory mode, consequently implicating the generalizability of this study. Based on the above conclusions, there are several suggestions presented for the practice in school: (1) create an elementary school ethical climate of care, love, and discipline obeying laws and school rules; (2) avoid the ethical climate in which members only consider self-benefits; (3)well apply the influence of senior teachers on school ethical climate; (4) reinforce new teachers' or large school teachers' identification of school ethical climate; (5)formulate the code of professional ethics for teachers, included in teacher's contract; (6) reinforce male teachers' or large school teachers' identification of teachers' professional ethics; (7)train the seed teachers of teachers' professional ethics to improve the practice of teachers' professional ethics.