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Case-based Approaches to Professional Ethics: a systematic comparison of students' and ethicists' moral reasoning
Publication: Journal of Moral Education
Authors: Matthew Keefer, Kevin D. Ashley
Publisher: Carfax Publishing Company, part of the Taylor & Francis Group
Volume 30, Number 4/December 1, 2001
This article provides a systematic analysis of the cognitive processes required for acquiring skill in practical ethical reasoning in a professional domain. We undertook this NSF-supported research project in part to study relationships between case-based instruction in professional ethics and cognitive analyses of ethical reasoning strategies. Using a web-based experimental design, we report striking differences in the students' and ethicists' use of knowledge and reasoning. Virtually all of the ethicists and some students' protocols made significant use of specialized professional knowledge and also used role-specific content in the ethical principles applied in their responses. In contrast, other student protocols made significantly more use of common knowledge and applied more general ethical principles or appealed to consequences in the justification of their responses. Our analyses show how certain strategies were superior to others in regard to identifying alternative moral issues, assessing the moral implications of actions, and providing alternative practical resolutions to conflicts. The findings point to the importance of professional knowledge and role-specific professional obligations in resolving professional ethical conflicts: the same knowledge and "middle-level" principles necessary to comprehend and apply professional codes of ethics.
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Professional Ethics and Civic Morals
Author: Emile
Durkheim. (Greenwood Press Reprint, 9/30/1983) ISBN: 0-313-24114-7.
228 pages.
Reviews: Had the social sciences paid more attention to Durkheim half a century or so ago, a good many false steps might have been saved and we might be much further along than we are today. Even if his point of view in its entirety may not be acceptable, Durkheim had insights well ahead of his age. - American Anthropologist
http://www.praeger.com/books/BookDetail.asp?dept_id=1&sku=DUPR |
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Applying Standards and Ethics in the 21st Century
Herman Mertins, Jr. , Frances Burke, Robert W. Kweit, Gerald M. Pops
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This updated version of ASPA's popular Applying Professional Standards and Ethics in the Nineties is filled with practical and interesting case studies and will stimulate dialogue on ethical behavior and practice in the classroom or the boardroom. |
(Can be ordered through ASPA at www.aspanet.org/) |
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Ethics: Honest and Fairness In The Public Service
ISBN 0-927-160-12-9
In a follow-up to ICMA's Dialogue on the Profession survey, respondents were asked to list the top five characteristics or competencies that they felt were essential for local government professionals. The top response was Honesty and Fairness! Ethics: Honesty and Fairness in the Public Service is a comprehensive 282 page manual and PC disk set on ethics in local government. It contains everything a local government manager needs to address this essential element of public service. How much organizational energy can be wasted when a single local official or employee acts unethically? What happens to trust, to morale, to public confidence? How much time is spent in damage control, disciplinary actions and appeals, legal battles, and the like? Moreover, the public tends to transfer the sins of one guilty party to an entire organization, adversely affecting hundreds of dedicated and innocent public servants.
http://www.lgi.org/Publications/Ethics.htm |
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The CPA's Guide to Professional Ethics
John Wiley & Sons; ISBN: 0471380377; December 2000; 300 pages
Dan M. Guy, D. R. Carmichael, Linda A. Lach
A comprehensive and integrated analysis of the ethical and independence requirements for CPAs, according to the AICPA's Code of Professional Conduct, and other ethical requirements. Designed for all CPAs in public or private practice, industry, government, or education.
http://www.ethicsweb.ca/books/index-profl.htm |
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Ethics in Engineering Practice and Research
Cambridge University Press; ISBN: 0521479444; February 1988
Caroline Whitbeck
Engineers encounter difficult ethical problems in their practice and in research. In many ways, these problems are like design problems: they are complex, often ill-defined; resolving them involves an iterative process of analysis and synthesis; and there can be more than one acceptable solution.
http://www.ethicsweb.ca/books/index-profl.htm |
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Clinical Ethics
McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing; ISBN: 0070331200; 4th edition; September 1, 1997
Albert R. Jonsen, Mark Siegler (Contributor), William J. Winslade, Mark Seigler
This edition of this best-selling title continues to offer sage advice about the often difficult decisions health professionals encounter daily concerning ethics and medical issues. This handy book provides a broad knowledge base as well as different perspectives so the best solution can emerge.
http://www.ethicsweb.ca/books/index-profl.htm |
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Professionalism and Ethics in Teaching
Routledge; ISBN: 0415184606; 1 edition; March 2000
David Carr
Professionalism and Ethics in Teaching examines the ethical issues of teaching. After discussing the moral implications of professionalism, David Carr explores the relationship of education theory to teaching practice and the impact of this relationship on professional expertise.
http://www.ethicsweb.ca/books/index-profl.htm |
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American Lawyers and Their Communities: Ethics in the Legal Profession
Univ of Notre Dame Pr; ISBN: 0268006407; November 1993
by Thomas L. Shaffer, Mary L. Shaffer (Contributor)
This book examines the ethical development of American lawyers against a historical, cultural, and religious backdrop. Going beyond the rules of the American Bar Association, the author deals with the question of how an American lawyer defines being a "good" person in the context of the community the lawyer comes from, returns to, and identifies with.
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Controlling Technology: Ethics and the Responsible Engineer, 2nd Edition
Wiley-Interscience; ISBN: 0471591815; January 12, 1994
Stephen
H. Unger
Provides an in-depth treatment of what constitutes ethical behavior on the part of engineers. Carefully examines the various conflicts faced by engineers and offers practical and proven advice.
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Controversial Issues in Social Work Ethics, Values, and Obligations
by Eileen Gambrill (Editor), Robert Pruger (Contributor)
Allyn & Bacon; ISBN: 0205190952; September 27, 1996
Part of the popular Controversial Issues series, this paperback book presents a series of debates on the most current issues and topics in the area of social work ethics, values and obligations. Brief, lively debate format presents key issues that arise in everyday practice in a short, affordable paperback. Issues addressed include: Do clients have a right to information in their mental health files?; Should the findings of ethics hearings be released to the public?; Is the NASW Code of Ethics an effective guide for practitioners?; Should private practitioners have an obligation to serve clients who cannot afford their customary fees?; and many more. For professionals working in the field of social work.
http://www.ethicsweb.ca/books/index-profl.htm |
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Enforcing Ethics: A Scenario-Based Workbook for Police and Corrections Recruits and Officers
Prentice Hall; ISBN: 0137696965; September 2, 1997
by Debbie J. Goodman
Provides realistic scenarios that encourage ethical behavior among police or corrections officers. Presents fifty real-life scenarios in "Ethical Encounters" which ask the best means of handling the situation and resolving the matter ethically.
http://www.ethicsweb.ca/books/index-profl.htm |
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Issues and Ethics in the Helping Professions
Wadsworth Pub Co; ISBN: 0534346898; 5th edition; July 14, 1997
Gerald Corey, Marianne Schneider Corey (Contributor), Patrick Callanan (Contributor)
Deals with ethical issues that all professionals confront, emphasizing that ethical decision making is an ongoing process with no easy answers. Case vignettes, open-ended questions, and self-inventories, as well as chapter exercises and activities, invite students to participate in the learning process. Coverage includes client rights, confidentiality, sexual issues, diversity, and issues in group work and family therapy. Includes appendices of professional codes. For graduate and undergraduate students in the helping professions
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Business and Professional Ethics for Accountants
Dame Publishing; ISBN: 0324013167; 2nd edition; August 12, 1999
Leonard J. Brooks
This text focuses on practical development of the skills needed to deal with ethical issues specific to accounting. Interesting, real-world situations provide readers with an understanding of appropriate values, ethical pitfalls, applicable codes of conduct, and sound ethical reasons where codes do not apply. The text can be used alone or with any traditional accounting text as each chapter stands alone.
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Cases in Accounting Ethics and Professionalism
McGraw-Hill/Irwin; ISBN: 0070428344; 3rd edition; September 1, 1996
Steven M. Mintz
Designed as a core text for an ethics course or as a supplement for any accounting course where ethics is covered, this text provides 25 ethics cases divided into four distinct sections: (1) human resource issues, (2) external reporting concerns, (3) internal reporting concerns, and (4) international issues. The goal of the book is to provide a sound philosophical framework enabling students identify, examine, understand, and--perhaps most importantly--resolve ethical dilemmas in the workplace.
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The Ground of Professional Ethics
Routledge; ISBN: 0415116678; December 1994
by Daryl Koehn
Book discusses practical issues in depth, such as the level of service clients can justifiably expect from professionals, when service to a client may be legitimately terminated, and circumstances in which client confidences can be broken. Author argues that, while clients may legitimately expect professionals to promote their interests, professionals are not morally bound to do whatever a client wants.
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The Profession of Public Administration: An Ethics Edge in Introductory Textbooks?
Public Administration Review; Washington; Mar/Apr 2001 James
S Bowman; Evan M Berman; Jonathan P West
Given the substantial interest in public service ethics, this study examines its foundations as reflected in paradigmatic textbooks - a unit of analysis that informs both theory and practice in the field. The interpretative framework employed evaluates the context (the amount and placement of the topic, the use of graphics, and sources cited) as well as the content (conceptualization of management ethics and inclusion of implementation issues) of ethics found in the publications. A limited definition of a professional - on in possession of largely technical skills - is reflected in the textbooks. The implications of the findings are explored.
The Profession of Public Administration: An Ethics Edge in Introductory Textbooks? |
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Society of Professional Journalists
Leaders of the Society of Professional Journalists and its Ethics Committee are counseling journalists to balance their zeal for great coverage with ethical considerations in light of recent human tragedy and ongoing military campaign. The Society of Professional Journalists is the nation's largest and most broad-based journalism organization, dedicated to encouraging the free practice of journalism and stimulating high standards of ethical behavior. Website includes the Society's Code of Ethics, publications, listserv options, and more.
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