Professional Ethics as Perceived by the Primary School Women Teachers in Madurai District

Character building being the prime aim of education it considered the values signi cantly and used the educational experiences provided at the institutions for promoting the long cherished values. However, one cannot exaggerate or over blow ethics. Accordingly codes of conducts were evolved and put to practice for achieving good professional ethics. Realization of duties and responsibilities by the teachers, parents, students and policy implementers and educational administers paying due attention to the ethical practices was an important aspect in the educational endeavors. Practicing good ethics in the eld of education is primarily expected from the teachers. Teachers handle various lively problems while dealing with the parents, students. Any un-ethical act or deed or practice by teachers causes great ripples in society and affects many adversely. This calls for proper and to great extent ideal practices by teachers which enable in sustaining the respect, to the teaching community as well as to the educational institutions. Professional practices of teachers always inspired and motivated the students in their own conduct shaping, and remain ethical. Professional ethics as practiced in the educational institutions by the teachers and students re ect the values being nurtured in the process of education. Be it examination system or admission process or parentteacher interaction or the teacher’s response to the students errors or misconduct etc.always calls for a good professional response from the teachers