“ETHICAL ISSUES IN TEACHER EDUCATION: AN EXPLORATORY STUDY ON TEACHER EDUCATORS’ AND STUDENT TEACHERS’ PERCEPTIONS”

Abstract

Ethical issues are recurrently created in Teacher Education. The purpose of this research was to disclose the perceptions of Teacher Educators and Student Teachers in relation with the implementation of ethical values and facing ethical issues at Teacher Education Institutes. In this qualitative study, Phenomenological research design was applied. Ten Teacher Educators and Twenty-seven Student Teachers participated from Three reputed Private Teacher Education Institutes of Karachi through semi structured interview and Focus group discussion to share their unique experiences respectively. The gathered data were analyzed by Thematic analysis. After the data analysis six themes and eleven sub-themes have been emerged Intrinsic motivation is an integral part of a person’s capacity to follow professional ethics. Teacher Educators faced lack of proper appreciation due to which turnover was increased in the institutes. On the other hand, student teachers feel discomfort from an inappropriate behaviour of Teachers Educators. It has been recommended that HEC should make a strategic plan to address ethical issues at Teacher Education Institutes.