Responsibly competent: Teaching, ethics and diversity

Citation

Allan J (2011) Responsibly competent: Teaching, ethics and diversity. Policy Futures in Education, 9 (1), pp. 130-137. https://doi.org/10.2304/pfie.2011.9.1.130

Abstract
This paper reports on a Council of Europe Project, Policies and Practices for Socio-cultural Diversity, undertaken between 2006 and 2009. The project was undertaken in three phases and involved a survey of teacher education policies and practices in relation to socio-cultural diversity across Europe, a conceptual analysis and the development of a framework of teacher competences for socio-cultural diversity. The paper charts the process of developing the framework and reports on the engagement with the key stakeholders – policymakers, teachers and students. The features of the competence framework, informed by Levinas and emphasising the teacher’s responsibility to the Other, is discussed.

Keywords
Competences; Diversity; Europe; Levinas

Journal
Policy Futures in Education: Volume 9, Issue 1