Edukacja etyczna pedagogów specjalnych

Abstract

: Among the multitude of issues addressed as regards special education, those that refer to the education of special education teachers cannot be omitted. This also applies to that part of the said education which covers the ethical dimension of professional activity undertaken by this group of teachers, as the quality of their activities, and, in particular, teaching, educational, caring, therapeutic, rehabilitation and social rehabilitation activities, depends on the appropriate level of ethical competence developed by special education teachers. An inseparable part of each of these activities is the ethical element, which de-termines their specific nature. The text describes two approaches to the ethical education of special education teachers, i.e. presenting it, firstly, as the provision of normative ethical knowledge, and, secondly, as shaping of special education teachers’ ethical dispositions. These approaches are not treated as the only correct ones, and they can at most constitute the starting point for a wider exploration fitting into the reflections on the form of this education, which is of importance both for the theory and practice in the field of the contemporary educational reality.