A brief history of the discussion -- 2005 to 2009
2005
- In a paper promoting their Ethical Decision Making (EDM) model, Brockett and Hiemstra (2005) advocate a process that guides an educator on avoiding ethic lapses by weighing against each other their personal values, their obligations, and the consequences of a decision
- Ettling (2006) takes a different approach in her paper exposing the inherent risks of transformative learning and the ethical challenges it poses.
- In reviewing a variety of ethics and decision making models, Sork (2009) takes issue with the professionalization of adult education and how it privileges and supports the self serving agenda those in power