THE ETHICAL PERSPECTIVE OF BRITISH AND AMERICAN PRESERVICE TEACHERS

As society increasingly expects schools to teach about moral issues an d stress character development, educators are faced with a series of n ew challenges. One of these challenges is how to assist perspective te achers in understanding their own ethical orientation, and helping the m realize how that orientation affects their teaching. This short repo rt presents the results of a study which compares and assesses the eth ical orientation of British and American preservice teachers. The stud y addresses a number of ethical positions which are defined in the pap er. Forsyth's Ethical Position Questionnaire was employed to develop t he data. The report closes with conclusions and suggestions based on t he findings described.