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From professional ethics to ethics in professional life : implications for learning, teaching and study

Banks, S.

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This short piece offers some reflections on features of the traditional professional ethics literature, focusing on codes, conduct and rational decision-making in difficult cases. It is argued that this kind of approach offers a rather artificial, abstract and narrow conception of ethics. Consideration is then given to what might be the implications for learning and teaching of shifting emphasis towards a more embedded conception of ethics in professional life, with a focus on the commitment and character of professional practitioners and the specificities of the contexts in which they work.

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Banks, S. (2009). From professional ethics to ethics in professional life : implications for learning, teaching and study. Ethics and Social Welfare, 3(1), 55-63. https://doi.org/10.1080/17496530902819078

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date 2009-04
Deposit Date Aug 20, 2009
Publicly Available Date Mar 28, 2024
Journal Ethics and Social Welfare
Print ISSN 1749-6535
Electronic ISSN 1749-6543
Publisher Taylor and Francis Group
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 3
Issue 1
Pages 55-63
DOI https://doi.org/10.1080/17496530902819078
Keywords Professional ethics, Social professions, Conduct, Character.

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