The Professional culture in education

The members of a profession interact during their training, in their places of employment, within their professional associations and also informally. Through these interactions, a profession thus generates a distinctive culture embracing s fundamental

FACTORS MILITATING AGAINST TEACHING PROFESSION

There is no doubt that teaching profession meets the more widely accepted criteria of a profession. It is however pertinent to note that there are subverting factors that restrains the advancement of teaching profession.

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Acts of professional misconduct In Teaching Profession

Any act or behaviours by a professional that violates or goes contrary to the professional code of ethics is considered a professional misconduct. The teachers service manual (1987:8) noted that infringement of, any article of the code of conduct shall incur punishment by the school management board in the case of teachers. It went further to enumerate those behaviours regarded as misconduct.

* Indecent dealing with a person who he knows to be a pupil/student of a  

    school.

Nigerian Union of Teachers’ Code of Professional Ethics

In 1969, the Nigerian union of teachers (NUT) formulated professional code of ethics for Nigerian teaching profession. The main purpose of the ethics is to regulate the behaviour of teachers. Ethics is the study or the science o morals. It is the rules or principles of behaviour. It has to do with moral uprightness in dealing with others. When

Rationale for Teaching Profession

By its very nature, teaching possesses two very appealing traits. First, it deals with the young, with those whose minds and characters are forming. It is a privilege to be entrusted with the task of facilitating the growth and development of the younger generation. The teacher shares the parents' responsibilities and joy of direct involvement in promoting the healthy and balanced mental and moral life of

IS TEACHING A PROFESSION IN NIGERIA?

Not every form of activity is work, even if it brings remuneration to the person engaged in it. It is work only when it produces something of value to others. The business of teachers is to help students to achieve higher standards of knowledge, ability, skills, and moral character. If teachers do their work well, the n their work is of great value to others, not simply in a particular time, but also in the future.