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Ethical problems occur when a particular action, situation, or behavior causes a dispute with the moral principles of a community. Such disputes will affect both people and corporations, as any of their actions could be challenged from an ethical point of view. People in their interactions with other people or in their interactions with organizations are susceptible to these problems, and the same goes with corporations. Such disputes are sometimes potentially risky, as some of the options to resolve the issue may infringe a specific law. The problem may not have legal implications on other instances but it may produce an adverse response from third parties. Ethical problems are challenging because if no rules or precedents are recognized, they're hard to deal with. For this purpose, several technical and business organizations have ethical codes that main members review and endorse to provide a practical mechanism of businesses and people to make appropriate choices if they encounter one of these disputes (Slade & Prinsloo, 2013).

Each child should be taught and the UN has made it one of the fundamental human rights of every country, understanding the pain of the uneducated and the importance of educated citizenship. Sadly, there are some obstacles to meaningful learning that have been discussed by users and educators since time immemorial, and some of these hurdles are ingrained in our principles. The number of dishonest issues of schooling can be said to be infinite, often serving as stumbling blocks to successful learning. Some of the important ethical issues confronting stakeholders in the education sector in India, however, are as follows;

Ethical Issues and the Alternative Solutions

Medical certificate that is not valid. Most teachers will end up providing a wrong certificate just to qualify for the job opportunity yet this is a standard procedure. This is not only an ethical issue but also a legal issue that shouldn’t go unpunished. However, for this offence to be dealt with any individual caught faking the medical certificate should be imposed a hefty fine. The institutions should also insist on taking the original certificate that is valid. The choice of the teacher is also an issue that is overlooked. Most of the head teachers will go forth and assign teachers a class of their own choice and not the teacher’s choice (Marshall, 2014). This is not considerate for the teacher and the learners as this will lead to lack of teaching motivation by the teacher. This will lead to poor results at the end of the course. Teachers should be let to choose classes of their own and have discussions with the head teacher before being assigned classes to teach.

Moreover, cooperation between colleagues is another issue that leads to ethical issues. Lack of cooperation between teachers leads to poor results and conflicts between them and hence workflow is affected by these relations. In other cases, the young and new teachers end up being bullied by the older teachers. They are given a huge work load to carry out, given extra teaching classes and at times dismissed off and this implicates negatively on the young teaching stuff. However, cooperation could be fostered through openness between teachers. This will help result assisting dealing with the workflow and even creating strong bonds between the teaching stuff. Work should be divided equally between the teachers so as to avoid overloading some of the teachers. This will give each teacher an equal chance of working in a favorable environment and achieve the required targets. The older teachers should also put their ego aside and recognize the younger teacher while mentoring them. Through these ways everyone becomes more receptive to work.

Individuals end up misusing the public facilities provided. Most of the teachers will end up misusing the facilities provided with no regards whatsoever. This leads to expenses incurred on the institution due misused resources such as learning materials, books, resource materials and school property. The teachers further engage in misusing the school’s internet provided for their own good. They engage in social media activities rather than research purposes. They do this during the restricted hours and that is unethical. They mix their own personal issues and work. However, this can be corrected through providing every teacher with a user record for each school facilities. This ensures the teacher is accountable for every resource used. The schools should also have a staff that keeps a check on the teacher’s activities in the school premises.

Furthermore, discipline issues have been a great basis for unethical issues. Some of the teachers lack discipline in the line of duty hence engages in unethical practices that compromise the situation and themselves as well. However, most of the teachers have ended up being misjudged or weren’t given an opportunity to explain themselves out. Most of the cases have been of zero tolerance and end up ending careers for innocent individuals. The society too plays a huge role in this issue. The society should restrain from pointing fingers towards teachers. The society should also appreciate the teachers rather than accusing them every single time.

In addition, punishment has been an issue involved in the teaching profession. Some of the teachers end up punishing the students in inconsiderate ways that are not acceptable. Harsh punishment inflicts pain to the learners and may affect them mentally and emotionally. In administering punishment, the teachers should be considerate and avoid being harsh with the learners. Furthermore, different misbehaviors require different punishments that are in accordance to the school’s rules and regulations to avoid hurting the learners. Including adolescents of diverse socioeconomic and racial backgrounds, schools are increasingly faced with the question of diversity. In fact, public schools had to contend with racial disparity problems and cultural disparities. Both educational institutions, including the public ones, need to tackle the diversity problem by changing the curriculum. Ethnic competitions and ethnic events should be held at colleges, helping to draw together students of different cultures and assisting to uphold cohesion within themselves.

It has often been claimed that tests are not a true test of intelligence, as some learners struggle from what is often alluded to as "study syndrome" and even a smart student finds this impossible to pass the easiest exam. On a serious note, there is always a controversial debate about how students should be evaluated and the standards that govern these ratings. On the other side, who is to blame the rather inept instructor or the lazy pupil for the student's failure? Certain concerns worth noting include versatility in curriculum creation, teaching approach, continuing evaluations, skills sharing and best practices across the board, in addition to the ethical problems surrounding above listed instruction. Each of the above-mentioned issues involves thorough analysis and close examination in order to provide meaningful approaches and enhance the education system.

Applied Ethical Principles and Standards

Beneficence and Non-Maleficence

The first precept of the APA code of ethics notes that psychologists should aim to preserve the interests and wellbeing of those with whom they deal professionally.2 It involves the people they serve in clinical practice, animals used in testing and studies and everyone else with which they participate in professional contact. Therefore there should be an elimination of biasness in field of education among different learning institutions. The principle also encourages the issues of prejudices and affiliations should be eradicated in the leaning institutions.

Fidelity and Responsibility

The APA further states that the social duty of psychologists is to help insure that those employed in their field always follow good ethical expectations. This theory indicates psychologists should be interested with practices that strengthen their colleagues ' professional behavior and actions. To work as a tutor, to engage in peer analysis, and to call out ethical issues or wrongdoing are indicators of how this idea might be placed into effect. Each and member in the education facility has been assigned a specific role and responsibility thus it is their requirement to uphold fidelity and leaders to be responsible for the individual learning in the education centers.

Integrity

Psychologists would never try to delude or misinterpret themselves in study and practice. Throughout testing, deceit that require the produce or fabrication of outcomes in a manner to obtain desirable effects. Psychologists will always aim in their practice for integrity and fairness. If study involves manipulation (which may include the use of confederates as subjects that does not explicitly disclose the real essence of the work), researchers may make sure to minimize the results. This form of study fraud has to be explained and the possible benefits will overshadow possible disadvantages. This means that in the education faculty both the students and the instructors should uphold a high degree of integrity.

Justice

Accountability in the broadest context refers to an obligation to be equal and neutral. This theory notes that citizens are able to access and profit from progress made in the field of psychology. For psychologists it's necessary to treat people fairly. In our context each and every individual who is the leaning institutions should be subjected to fair justice through their education experience.

Conclusion

In conclusion, when faced with an ethical situation think of what you value the most as an individual and as a professional to guide your response to the matter you are facing with a decisive and clear cut mindset. There is also high pressure of being different from others and speaking out loud against the unethical issues taking place. This may lead to losing favor from your colleagues or even further face retaliation. But yet, avoiding addressing the behavior or rationalizing it could end up putting the institution at risk by driving out the good employees and also ruining individuals’ careers just because of tagging along due to the risks involved in whistle blowing.

References

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DeGeorge, R., Block, W. E., Fuchs, R. F., McGee, R. W., Rorty, R., & Searle, J. R. (2017). Academic freedom and tenure: Ethical issues.

Marshall, S. (2014). Exploring the ethical implications of MOOCs. Distance Education, 35(2), 250-262.

Reisch, R. A. (2011). International service learning programs: Ethical issues and recommendations. Developing World Bioethics, 11(2), 93-98.

Slade, S., & Prinsloo, P. (2013). Learning analytics: Ethical issues and dilemmas. American Behavioral Scientist, 57(10), 1510-1529.

Sugarman, J., Kaalund, V., Kodish, E., Marshall, M. F., Reisner, E. G., Wilfond, B. S., & Wolpe, P. R. (2017). Ethical issues in umbilical cord blood banking. Jama, 278(11), 938-943.