ABSTRACT

The purpose of this study is to compare the beliefs about ethics and ethical practices among early childhood teachers in India and the USA. Ninety-one teachers completed the Teacher’s Beliefs about Ethics and Ethical Practices Survey (India = 52, US = 39). The survey comprised of 15 Likert-type statements in four areas: Ethical responsibilities to children, families, colleagues and community and society. Results indicated that the teachers in the USA had higher means in all four areas. Independent samples t-test showed that there were significant differences between teachers in India and the USA in the areas of ethical responsibility to families (t = −3.43, p = .001) and ethical responsibility to community (t = −1.85, p = .047). Responses showed that teachers in India were influenced by the culture, language, beliefs of families and administration when making ethical decisions. Results highlight the importance of infusing ethical decision making training in teacher education programs to prepare teachers to be effective practitioners in global classrooms.

摘要

本研究的目的是比较印度和美国幼儿教师对道德和道德实践的看法。91 名教师完成了教师对道德和道德实践的信念调查（印度 = 52，美国 = 39）。该调查由四个领域的 15 项李克特式陈述组成：对儿童、家庭、同事以及社区和社会的道德责任。结果表明，美国教师在这四个方面的平均水平都较高。独立样本t检验表明，印度和美国的教师在对家庭的道德责任（ t  = -3.43，p  = .001）和对社区的道德责任（t  = -1.85，p ）方面存在显着差异 = .047)。回应表明，印度的教师在做出道德决定时会受到文化、语言、家庭信仰和行政管理的影响。结果强调了在教师教育计划中注入道德决策培训的重要性，以使教师做好成为全球课堂有效实践者的准备。