Professional paper
REFELECTIONS ON ETHICAL DILEMMAS DURING THE STUDY OF SOCIAL PEDAGOGY
Melita Horvat
orcid.org/0000-0002-7395-0918
; Faculty of Educational and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Domagoj Kolačko
; Faculty of Educational and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Miranda Novak
; Faculty of Educational and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Josipa Bašić
; Faculty of Educational and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Abstract
Ethics is an important part of professional services for all professionals in the area of social sciences and humanities. Working with
people is very responsible and is therefore crucial to follow those guidelines that will ensure the welfare of clients. Social pedagogues
are specialists who work in all areas of personal and social life, daily coming into contact with problem situations in which it is not
always clear how to proceed. Ethical dilemmas arise also during the education of social pedagogues. The motivation for writing this
article appeared after students of social pedagogy saw some disagreement over the ethical situations and actions during the study and
practice based on ethical principles adopted by the course Ethics in prevention research. The goal of this article is to become aware of
current ethical dilemmas among students of social pedagogy, pointing to some ethical dilemmas that arise during the social pedagogy
studies and also become aware of this dillemas among professors at the faculty, mentors, managerial persons in institutions, in short
all those involved in practical training of students, and among this to propose some guidelines for improving. Actions of professionals
with whom the students had a chance to work during their studies of social pedagogy do not want to be criticized and systems that
students are part of do not want to be criticized. Article wants to encourage reflection and questioning of ethical dilemma, and aims
to raise awareness of the importance of responsible behavior towards clients and rules of the profession. Guidelines that can ensure
minimum standards if experts follow them are emphasized. The article emphasizes the importance of Code of Ethics of the profession
as well as law, but cooperation with other experts in this field is also indispensable
Keywords
ethics; ethical dilemmas; social pedagogy studies; student practice
Hrčak ID:
77213
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Publication date:
10.2.2012.
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