Ethics and Professional Practice – Part 1 of 3

• Date: Monday 4th May 2020
• Time: 4:30pm (Hong Kong Time (UTC +7))
• Registration: Click here to register

This webinar is open to all.

IPDA Hong Kong is delighted to introduce the next instalment in the series of #IPDAconversations webinars.

This Webinar:

This is Part 1 of a series of three related webinars exploring ‘Ethics and Professional Practice in Education’ led by Dr. David Aldridge, Brunel University London.

Part 1: Evidence for teaching methods 

This seminar will explore some possible ethical implications of evidence-based practice in education, and the current emphasis on ‘what works’.

The philosopher Andrew Davis writes concerning the use of empirical evidence to establish the superiority of a particular teaching method that ‘Either classifications of teaching are very broad, which robs them of a researchable identity, or they are more specific, which can undermine their credentials as true teaching.’ Researching the desirability of a particular method requires being able to give a clear account of what that method is, so that it can be replicated across contexts. There is an ethical significance to this insight. Successful research into teaching methods seems to require that so-called methods are defined as procedures or scripts that must be followed consistently; in other words, they require of teachers that they do not ‘teach’.

Pre-reading (shared with participants following registration):

Davis, A. (2017). It worked there. Will it work here? Researching teaching methods. Ethics and Education, 12:3, p. 289-303

About Dr. David Aldridge:

David Aldridge is Director of Research in the Department of Education at Brunel University London. He is an editor of the British Educational Research Journal and assistant editor of the Journal of Philosophy of Education. His research interests are literature and education, moral and religious education, and the relationship between technology and education.

How to Participate:

This webinar will be run using ‘Zoom’. Please ensure you have this downloaded prior to joining the webinar. A link to join the webinar will be sent to all participants one day prior.

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