Ethics and law for teachers /Kenneth H. Crook, Derek Truscott.
Publisher: Thomson Nelson
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Toronto, Ont
Language: eng
Format: Trade Paperback
Number of pages: 204
ISBN-13: 9780176251369
Subjects: Teachers -- Professional ethics -- Canada -- Textbooks.; Teachers -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Canada -- Textbooks.; Teachers -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Canada -- Cases -- Textbooks.
Genres: Textbooks.; Cases
Description: Ethics and Law for Teachers is the first Canadian text to address both law and ethics as it pertains to educators in a single volume.  By using actual examples taken from teachers in the field, discipline hearings and court cases the reader is introduced to the complexity of teachers’ professional ethics and, at the close of the book, is provided with a model for ethical decision making. Material is presented throughout the text that points the reader to specific sections of the Codes of Ethics and Conduct of the various provinces and territories in Canada, and legal decisions of note. The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and a list of cases are included as appendixes.
Ethics and Law for Teachers is the only text that brings together both the law and ethics as it pertains to teachers in Canada.  The Canadian education system is unique from the U.S. model (where similar texts are available) in its history, organisation, and to some extent, values.  The book thus begins with an introduction to the nature of professional ethics, the development of education in Canada, and an overview of the Canadian legal process.  The core of the book is devoted to particular areas of importance to teachers including negligence and the duty of care of the teacher, relationships with students, the rights of students, discipline and punishment in the classroom, teaching controversial subjects, and teaching students of diverse backgrounds and abilities.
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Table of contents: pagenum: 1
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title: An Introduction to Professional Ethics; pagenum: 15
title: The Development and Organization of Education in Canada
label: 2; pagenum: 27
title: An Overview of the Legal Process
label: 3; pagenum: 39
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title: Teaching as a Profession; pagenum: 53
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title: Private Life, Public Role; pagenum: 69
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title: Negligence and Teachers; pagenum: 83
title: Teacher-Student Boundaries
label: 7; pagenum: 97
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title: The Rights of Students; pagenum: 115
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title: Discipline and Punishment in the Classroom;; pagenum: 129
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title: Controversy in the Classroom; pagenum: 147
title: Diversity, Equity, and Fairness
label: 11; pagenum: 165
title: Ethical Decision Making
label: 12; pagenum: 177
title: The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
label: Appendix; pagenum: 183
title: List of Cases; pagenum: 188
title: References; pagenum: 198
title: Credits; pagenum: 199
title: Index