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This paper reports the results of a survey on ethics education in initial teacher education in Canada. Using an online survey and an academic calendar analysis, data was collected on ethics course requirements, perceptions about ethics content, institutional factors mediating the implementation of ethics courses, and teaching and learning objectives. Unexpectedly, the results showed that a required ethics course is as common in teacher education in Canada as it is in medical education and that an ethics curriculum is regarded highly by Canadian teacher educators as an aspect of teacher education. The paper concludes by suggesting directions for future research and underlining the need for network building in the area of ethics education for teachers in Canada.
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Cet article présente les résultats d’une étude par sondage sur l’éducation à l’éthique professionnelle dans la formation initiale des enseignants au Canada. À l’aide d’un questionnaire en ligne et d’une analyse des offres de cours, des données ont été recueillies sur les exigences des cours d’éthique professionnelle, les perceptions sur le contenu des cours, les facteurs institutionnels conciliant la mise en place des cours d’éthique et les objectifs de lecture et d’apprentissage. Contre toute attente, les résultats ont démontré que les cours d’éthique professionnelle sont aussi communs dans les programmes de formation initiale en enseignement que dans les programmes de médecine, mais également que l’éthique professionnelle est considérée par les formateurs canadiens comme un aspect essentiel de la formation à l’enseignement. L’article conclue en suggérant des directives pour les recherches futures et en soulignant la nécessité de créer un réseau dans le domaine de l’éthique professionnelle dans les programmes de formations initiale en enseignement au Canada.
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Biographical notes
Bruce Maxwell is Associate Professor of Education at the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières. An ethicist and philosopher of education by training, his work deals with contemporary ethical issues in education and schooling, moral psychology as it intersects with ethical decision making in work settings, and professional ethics in teaching.
Audrée-Anne Tremblay-Laprise is a master’s student enrolled in the psychoeducation program at the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières. She does work on the teaching practices of educators at the secondary school level.
Marianne Filion is a doctoral researcher studying at McGill University’s Department of Integrated Studies in Education. Her research investigates how and to what extent teacher education programs at the university level in Québec and Canada prepare pre-service teachers to address ethical issues that arise in relation to teaching in multicultural classrooms.
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Notes biographiques
Bruce Maxwell est professeur au département des sciences de l’éducation de l’Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières. Éthicien et philosophe de l’éducation de formation, les grands thèmes de ses activités de recherche sont : l’éthique professionnelle, les cadres théoriques de l’éducation morale et les questions éthiques et politiques en éducation.
Audrée-Anne Tremblay-Laprise est étudiante à la maitrise en psychopédagogie à l’Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières. Elle s’intéresse aux pratiques enseignantes au secondaire.
Marianne Filion est étudiante au doctorat au Département des études intégrées en éducation à l’Université McGill. Dans le cadre de ses recherches doctorales, elle examine la préparation des futurs enseignants au Québec et au Canada pour l¹enseignement dans les écoles multiculturelle ainsi que pour naviguer les questions éthiques qui découlent de la diversité religieuse.