The term ethics and be called as :-
Moral code, moral standard, moral principles, moral values, rights and wrongs, rules of conduct, standards of behavior , virtues, dictates of conscience
The term ethics stands for :-
Moral principles that govern a person's behavior or the conducting of an activity.
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The branch of knowledge that deals with moral principles.
EHICS IN SCHOOL
Schools are educational organizations and school administrators have the vital role in managing schools. The word ethics may be simply defined as the science of right and wrong, the science of moral principles, the science of moral judgment and conduct. It not only analyzes, classifies, describes and explains human actions …show more content…
Hence the school principal must integrate his/her managerial skills with codes of ethics on which all staff has agreed. All school personnel, of course, are responsible for creating and maintaining a community conductive to academic, emotional and social learning, but the principal is the primary architect and promoter of the values and standards that ensure everything and everyone in the school building function according to the highest ethical standards . The educational program housed in a school organization is supposed to serve moral purposes (the nurturing of human, social and intellectual growth of youngsters). Thus, although educational administrators do many generic things common to all administrators, these activities are aimed at promoting the educational goals of the institution. Today, moral leadership is essential for every organization of all types and in all corners of society. Administrators play a significant role in society as leaders and role models for today’s students but future’s …show more content…
Showing favoritism in hiring a colleague who is white over someone who is black is discriminatory. We can say that it is clearly wrongheaded. An ethical leader not only endeavors to do the right things but also to do things right. The school administrator whose behavior is consistent acts morally and therefore he/she values social justice . If the school administrator is inconsistent and behaves arbitrary, this causes him to lose his reliance among the other school staff and as a natural outcome of this the decisions taken by the administrators become controversial. Ethics seems to be part of the job. Administrators who are seen as unfair, unjust, inhumane, or capricious in their decisions usually buy themselves a great deal of trouble in their jobs. Indeed, it has been our experience that are just as likely to fail because they are seen as unjust as they are to fail because they are seen as inefficient. The administrator who is unfair will soon be faced with a hostile faculty and an angry community. Ethics is part of the job. Indeed, it is an essential part of the job. Administrators deal with fairness, equality, justice, and democracy as much as they deal with test scores, teachers’ salaries, parents, and budgets . It is important for the reputation of schools that they have an ethical culture. When viewed from the perspective of stuff, their satisfaction and motivation will indisputably be enhanced when