Ethical Administration: An Oxymoron?

This article argues that education is a fundamentally moral enterprise and that educational administration needs to change in order to reflect ethics at its core, not at its periphery. It suggests that traditional educational administration is informed by the constructs of power and leadership and that it has developed a generalized knowledge-base on modest theoretical grounds. Together these elements preclude development of educational administration as an ethical enterprise by dominating the discourse and inhibiting the dialogue necessary for ethical decision making. The question of whether or not ethical decision making can take place within an organization is explored. Recommendations for curricular changes in educational administration programs are advanced with regard to putting ethics at the core of the curriculum instead of training in idiosyncratic particulars.

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Ethical Decision Making in Sport Administration: A Theoretical Inquiry into Substance and Form

Journal of Sport Management ◽

10.1123/jsm.9.1.36 ◽

1995 ◽

Vol 9 (1) ◽

pp. 36-58 ◽

Cited By ~ 13

Author(s):

David Cruise Malloy ◽

Dwight H. Zakus

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Ethical Decision ◽

Ethical Decision Making ◽

Sport Administration ◽

Secondary Purpose ◽

Theoretical Inquiry ◽

Sport Organization ◽

Decision Making Behavior ◽

Active Pedagogy ◽

Administration Programs

The primary purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of the theoretical underpinnings of ethical decision making for the sport administrator. A secondary purpose is to argue for changes to the pedagogical nature and process in sport administration programs so that students have the ability to make decisions with a critically conscious praxis. Four philosophical approaches to ethics and two psychological approaches to moral reasoning are briefly discussed. A synthesis of philosophical and psychological approaches is suggested as a means to understand, in a comprehensive manner, the ethical decision-making behavior of the sport administrator within what may well be a contradiction-based sport organization. Finally, some comments are made on ways that this synthesized approach might be used in a critical active pedagogy in sport administration programs.

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Cyborg ethics and regulation: ethical issues of human enhancement

Science and Public Policy ◽

10.1093/scipol/scab058 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Liza Ireni-Saban ◽

Maya Sherman

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Ethical Decision ◽

Ethical Decision Making ◽

Ethical Issues ◽

Human Enhancement ◽

The Core ◽

Human Ethics ◽

Technological Developments ◽

Inherent Part ◽

Traditional Understanding

Abstract Contemporary technological developments undermine the core pillars defining the human self, under the emergence of cyborgs and super-empowered individuals. The pre-determined boundaries between humans and machines may turn obsolete with the consolidation of the new hybrid humanity. This may foster an innovative approach to the traditional understanding of human ethics and the establishment of cyborg norms and regulations. In this article, the primordial nexus between cyborg ethics and the eugenics movement is further analyzed, hence as enhancing catalysators of mankind. Moreover, the article raises an ethical decision-making diagram, in which the normative cyborgs debate is framed in terms of positive and negative eugenic regimes. This analysis aims at providing a clearer understanding of cyborg-related ethical decision-making and the ways it magnifies eugenic features. As technological components become an inherent part of the human body, the international community should adhere to reshaping the notion of cyborg ethics and its ethical and regulatory implications.

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Historic Leadership: One Courageous School Nurse’s Heroic Journey—Part 4

NASN School Nurse ◽

10.1177/1942602x17709320 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 32 (4) ◽

pp. 238-243

Author(s):

Ellen F. Johnsen ◽

Katherine J. Pohlman

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Public Schools ◽

Knowledge Base ◽

Ethical Decision ◽

Nursing Practice ◽

Ethical Decision Making ◽

School Nurse ◽

Medication Administration ◽

School Nursing ◽

Professional Collaboration

School nursing practice establishes itself in the midst of both education and nursing philosophies, ethics, standards, laws, and regulations. Treading these two worlds is difficult at times and requires that a school nurse possess a strong foundational knowledge base, seek professional collaboration, and navigate conflicting professional demands in order to promote student and public safety. This article is Part 4 of a four-part series that recounts the inspiring story of a school nurse, Ellen Johnsen, who did just that back in the 1980s in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. Part 4 offers lessons to be learned by reflecting on Ellen Johnsen’s experience when she challenged the illegal and unsafe medication administration policy in the Broken Arrow Public Schools. The purpose of this series is to enhance understanding of the legal parameters governing school nurse practice, provide examples of ethical decision making, and review the challenges associated with serving as a leader.

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The development of the CoRE-Values framework as an aid to ethical decision-making

Medical Teacher ◽

10.3109/0142159x.2012.660217 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 34 (4) ◽

pp. e258-e268 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Helen M. Manson

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Ethical Decision ◽

Ethical Decision Making ◽

Core Values ◽

The Core

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Designing a Simulator for Teaching Ethical Decision-making

Educational Gameplay and Simulation Environments ◽

10.4018/978-1-61520-731-2.ch010 ◽

2010 ◽

pp. 146-158 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Michael Power ◽

Lyse Langlois

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Learning Environment ◽

Educational Administration ◽

Ethical Decision ◽

Ethical Decision Making ◽

Theoretical Models ◽

Relevant Information ◽

Technological Advancement ◽

Simulated Environment ◽

High Level

This chapter deals with a simulation-based learning environment called Ethical Advisor (EA). This case-based tool is aimed at immersing learners in a computer-generated, open learning environment in which they are challenged to identify relevant information using embedded clues and to analyze them in light of several theoretical models provided. Users resolve ethical dilemmas and moral problems related to everyday events as they learn how to manage information flow and select relevant items. The simulated environment reflects everyday situations drawn from a databank of over 200 case studies in educational administration. In our view, this learning environment is enabling development of a high level of competency in ethical decision-making and, as such, represents an excellent means of linking learning theory to technological advancement.

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Ethical considerations of Bedouin Arab school leaders: Negotiating Eurocentric and indigenous decision-making values

Educational Management Administration & Leadership ◽

10.1177/1741143220913556 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 174114322091355

Author(s):

Ori Eyal ◽

Rima’a Da’as ◽

Izhak Berkovich

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Educational Administration ◽

Ethical Decision ◽

Ethical Decision Making ◽

School Leaders ◽

Minority Group ◽

Ethical Considerations ◽

Ethical Judgments ◽

Bachelor Of Education ◽

Ethical Perspectives

Ethical considerations have been examined in American and European school management research, but indigenous and comparative aspects have largely been understudied. To better understand the ethical decision-making of indigenous school leaders, the present research aims to examine the ethical considerations of one such minority group – Bedouin Arab educators in Israel – and to compare their ethical decision-making with that of their counterparts in Israel’s Jewish majority. The research utilized the pre-designed multiple Ethical Perspectives Instrument, which requires participants to resolve school dilemmas by choosing one of two given ethical perspectives taken from the following six: fairness, utilitarianism, care, critique, profession and community. Two exploratory studies were carried out: Study 1 examined the ethical judgments of Bedouin bachelor of education (BEd) students ( n = 28), and their perceptions of the ethical judgments of hypothesized Bedouin school leaders. Study 2 compared the ethical judgments of Bedouin ( n = 30) and Jewish ( n = 39) masters (MA) educational administration students. Bedouin undergraduates reported care and critique as their own dominant ethical preferences, but viewed utilitarian considerations as being dominant among hypothesized Bedouin school leaders. Among the graduate students, utilitarian considerations were more dominant among the Bedouin group than the Jewish group. The implications of the findings are discussed.

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