Publication details
Challenges of Professional Ethics in the Education of Pupils with Intellectual and Developmental Disability in the Slovak Republic
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| Year of publication | 2011 |
| Type | Article in Proceedings |
| Conference | Professional ethics as a part of professional competence of supporting professions : Book of proceedings of the international scientific conference of the international project NIL-II-022-d |
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| Keywords | Professional ethics. Special education. Pupils with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Code of ethics. Standards of practice. |
| Description | In the education of pupils with intellectual and developmental disabilities, teachers are faced with ethical problems and dilemmas. The given article is looking closely at these problems and emphasizes the need for discussion to create a code of ethics and to improve the standards of practice. It draws our attention to how a teacher is expected to behave and this can help teachers to deal with difficult matters and therefore protect the rights and the dignity of children with intellectual and developmental disabilities. |