Values and Ethics in Teacher Education

• In Event: Global Citizenship and Values in an Era of Multiculturalism and Technological Advancements: What Education Can Do

Abstract

In a BANI (brittle, anxious, non-linear and incomprehensible) world, values and ethics in education have become vital to help our young navigate the complex and uncertain challenges they will encounter in the future. A strong sense of values helps one achieve overall individual well-being (e.g., physical, mental, social, emotional) and guides one to make ethical decisions that can help solve moral dilemmas and contribute to greater societal good. Inculcating values and ethics in our education systems will help our young develop into good local and global citizens who are guided by a moral compass and who will positively contribute locally and globally. To provide a strong values and ethics-based educational experience, it is imperative that teachers need to be better equipped with the knowledge and competencies while given the space to become rolemodels and custodians of societal values. Teacher education (TE) programmes must not neglect the focus on values and ethics if we expect teachers to be able to enact this for their learners.

Author

• Ee Ling Low, National Institute of Education - Nanyang Technological University