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Teaching is a noble profession' is an oft repeated adage that we have heard and will continue to ... more Teaching is a noble profession' is an oft repeated adage that we have heard and will continue to hear in the future. This saying is pregnant with meaning. As a profession it (teaching) is laden with risk and responsibility. It calls for greater commitment, personal integrity and ideal service to society at large. Teachers, as professionals, are engaged in one of the most ethically demanding jobs, the education of young people; thus it is important that teachers should constantly reflect on the ethics of their activities to ensure that they exhibit the best ethical example possible in their work to those they are morally educating. There is a felt need that teachers as professionals need to conduct themselves befitting the type of profession they practice. This paper is an attempt to bring to light some of the important aspects of professional ethics and its implications in the field of teaching that are essential for the attainment of professional excellence and selfsatisfaction among the teachers and other stakeholders.
Teaching is a noble profession' is an oft repeated adage that we have heard and will continue to ... more Teaching is a noble profession' is an oft repeated adage that we have heard and will continue to hear in the future. This saying is pregnant with meaning. As a profession it (teaching) is laden with risk and responsibility. It calls for greater commitment, personal integrity and ideal service to society at large. Teachers, as professionals, are engaged in one of the most ethically demanding jobs, the education of young people; thus it is important that teachers should constantly reflect on the ethics of their activities to ensure that they exhibit the best ethical example possible in their work to those they are morally educating. There is a felt need that teachers as professionals need to conduct themselves befitting the type of profession they practice. This paper is an attempt to bring to light some of the important aspects of professional ethics and its implications in the field of teaching that are essential for the attainment of professional excellence and selfsatisfaction among the teachers and other stakeholders.