Ethical Dilemmas in Schools Collaborative Inquiry, Decision-Making, and Action

Ethical Dilemmas in SchoolsCollaborative Inquiry, Decision-Making, and Action\nAuthor(s): Douglas J. Simpson, Donal M. Sacken\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9781108798334, 978-1108798334\nSynopsis\nThis work investigates the complexity of ethics as a field of inquiry and practice across a principal's career. Fully contextualized, and thus carrying the contradictions and requirements of any school, the issues realistically do not usually lead to a single, beat-all answer, as any solution will likely have positive and negative consequences. Drawn from the authors' experiences and studies of schools over decades, the central figure is a fictional principal of a magnet school, whose dilemmas reflect the questions educators must be prepared for. Each decision takes into account the principal's and staff's identities and values because they are all human and their opinions influence the outcomes. The .