ABSTRACT

This article argues that law cases are rich raw material for analytical ethics education in public administration. While scholars acknowledge that law can play some role in teaching ethics, they have aimed outside the law for ways to engage students in developing a sense of ethical responsibility. Law cases are a readily available resource to achieve this aim. Court decisions describe how parties and judges interpret the rules and ethical considerations as applied in practice, often with differing perspectives. This article describes a pedagogical approach that will engage students in critical analysis of the cases. It gives examples that have been used effectively in teaching ethics to public administration students, and illustrates how analysis of law cases can lead students to insights about public ethics challenges. This article also describes resources commonly available to university faculty for identifying and collecting suitable raw legal material.

摘要

本文认为，法律案例是公共行政分析伦理教育的丰富素材。虽然学者们承认法律在道德教育中可以发挥一定的作用，但他们的目标是在法律之外寻找让学生培养道德责任感的方法。法律案例是实现这一目标的现成资源。法院判决描述了当事人和法官如何解释在实践中应用的规则和道德考虑，通常有不同的观点。本文描述了一种教学方法，可以让学生参与案例的批判性分析。它提供了在向公共管理学生教授道德时有效使用的例子，并说明了法律案例的分析如何引导学生洞察公共道德挑战。