Comparison of Beliefs about Classroom Ethical Practices among Early Childhood Teachers in India and the USA: An Exploratory Study

Autor/inn/en	Jambunathan, Saigeetha; Jayaraman, J. D.; Adesanya, Regina
Titel	Comparison of Beliefs about Classroom Ethical Practices among Early Childhood Teachers in India and the USA: An Exploratory Study
Quelle	In: Education 3-13, 50 (2022) 2, S.197-210 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Jayaraman, J. D.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0300-4279
DOI	10.1080/03004279.2020.1841812
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Beliefs; Ethics; Teacher Attitudes; Cultural Differences; Teacher Responsibility; Cultural Influences; Decision Making; Teacher Education Programs; Educational History; Early Childhood Teachers; Family School Relationship; Collegiality; Teacher Student Relationship; School Community Relationship; India; New Jersey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Belief; Glaube; Ethik; Lehrerverhalten; Kultureller Unterschied; Lehrverpflichtung; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; History of education; Bildungsgeschichte; Early childhood; Early childhood education; Teacher; Teachers; Frühe Kindheit; Frühkindliche Bildung; Frühpädagogik; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Kollegialität; Teacher student relationships; Lehrer-Schüler-Beziehung; Indien
Abstract	The purpose of this study is to compare the beliefs about ethics and ethical practices among early childhood teachers in India and the USA. Ninety-one teachers completed the Teacher's Beliefs about Ethics and Ethical Practices Survey (India = 52, US = 39). The survey comprised of 15 Likert-type statements in four areas: Ethical responsibilities to children, families, colleagues and community and society. Results indicated that the teachers in the USA had higher means in all four areas. Independent samples t-test showed that there were significant differences between teachers in India and the USA in the areas of ethical responsibility to families (t = -3.43, p = 0.001) and ethical responsibility to community (t = -1.85, p = 0.047). Responses showed that teachers in India were influenced by the culture, language, beliefs of families and administration when making ethical decisions. Results highlight the importance of infusing ethical decision making training in teacher education programs to prepare teachers to be effective practitioners in global classrooms. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01