Ethical considerations for special educators.

Ethics of teaching self-determination. Ethical practices and parental

participation. Ethics and teacher preparation. Ethical dilemmas in rural special

education.

Geography, population density, and availability of specialized services.

IDEA poses the challenge of providing a free, appropriate education.

Confidentiality and procedural safeguards.

For a field filled with complexities of interest, there is little attention paid to applied ethics.

The good intended by educators is meant to improve educational outcomes for all students.

Choice morality – a moral choice becomes the utmost of importance in responsibility.

Creating an appropriate education for all students.

Those who work with exceptional children, agree to hold themselves accountable for ethical principles and standards.

Includes a set of skills that are described as self-regulatory, goal oriented, and independent.

Self-determination in the context of rural special education.

How to make ethical choices in regard to the nature of instruction of self-determination.

Several considerations that may affect the challenges of teaching self-determination instruction in rural settings.

New federal plans place significant demands on educators.

Parental participation in special education is very important.

A code of ethics created by the CEC. Rural parents do not participate to the

same extent as their urban counterparts. Parents are given equal authority in

making decisions about their child’s education.

Moral obligation on special educators to prepare and assist parents.

Legal and ethical responsibility to involve parents in the special education process.

Ethical considerations are paid little attention in most teacher training programs.

Teaching should be guided by ethical standards that provide all students with high quality educational opportunities.

Rural communities have high unemployment rates and low socioeconomic levels.

American Council on Rural Special Education.

Beliefs, attitudes, and characteristics that reflect courage, empathy, honesty, impartiality, and practical wisdom.

Teacher training programs must reflect the field of special education.

Teachers must be prepared to work with students with severe disabilities.

Little agreement on how teachers should be prepared to deal with these issues.

Precepts that reflect the best of who we are and the best we hope to offer the students we service.

A long-term self-examination and part of a continual conversation in our professional lives.

Holding the bar high. Develop a language of ethics and a

commitment to social justice. A higher calling, a need to move

toward ideals in special education.

Ethical considerations for special educators in rural settings.

Ethics in teaching self-determination in rural settings.

Parental involvement and ethical practices. Ethics and teacher preparation programs. Ethical dilemmas in rural special education.