Profession Professional TEACHING AS A PROFESSION

CHAPTER 3: TEACHING AS A PROFESSION

Overview: In this chapter, we shall cover • Concepts of a professional and non-professional • Code of Ethics • Accountability towards school, profession, nation and self Key Terms • Profession • Professional • Non-professional • Qualities of teaching-behaviour,mentor,model,leader • Code of Ethics • Accountability Further Reading Darling-Hammond, L.1991 Teachers and Teaching:Signs of a changing profession. In The Handbook of research on teacher education. Houstoned. New York: Macmillan Day,C. 1999. Developing Teachers: The Challenges of Lifelong Learning. London: Falmer Press. Hoyle,E. John,P. 1995. Professional Knowledge and professional practice. London: Cassel Lieberman, M. 1995. Education as a profession. New Jersey: Prentice-Hall http:www.mpls.k12.mm.usdepartmentsCIT2ethics.htm Ryan,K. Cooper, J.M.1998. Those who can,Teach. Boston: Houghton Miflin Co. Suggested Input

1. Profession

A profession is an occupation which performs a crucial social function. To accomplish this function it requires a considerable degree of skill requires a body of systematic knowledge grounded in theory. This acquisition of this body of knowledge and the development of specific skill entails a lengthly period of higher education. The period of education and training involves the process of socialization into professional values. These professional values tends to center 19 on the pre-eminence of essential for the professional to have the freedom or autonomy to make hisher own judgements with regard to appropriate practice.

2. Professional

2.1 Professional is one who has i a specialized knowledge basetechnical culture;ii commitment to meeting client needsservice ethic ;iii strong collective identity-professional commitment professional commitment; dan iv collegial as against bureaucratic control over practice and professional standards professional autonomy. 2.2 Characteristics of professionals: - possess a specialized skill enabling them to offer a specialized service - undergo intellectual and practical training in a well-defined area of study - maintain detachment and integrity in exercising personal judgement on behalf of a client - establish direct, personal relations with a client, based on confidence,faith and trust - collectively have a sense of responsibility for maintaining the competence and integrity of the professional as a whole - tend or required to avoid certain manners of attracting business - are organized in bodies which, with or without state intervention, are concerned to provide the machinery for testing competence and regulating standards of competence and conduct

3. Non Professional