Professional Standards & Ethics Flashcards
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An adult educator who also works as a consultant is asked to evaluate a training program that she helped design. The ethical concern here is:
Answer: Dual role creating a conflict of interest that compromises objectivity
Evaluating one's own work creates a conflict of interest because the evaluator has a personal stake in a favorable outcome.
Under FERPA, an adult education program may release a learner's educational records without consent to:
Answer: School officials with a legitimate educational interest
FERPA permits disclosure to school officials who have a legitimate educational interest in accessing the records, without prior learner consent.
An adult educator is teaching a class that includes a close personal friend. The best ethical practice is to:
Answer: Disclose the relationship to a supervisor and arrange for alternative assessment review if needed
Transparency with a supervisor and establishing a review mechanism protects both the educator and the learner from the appearance of favoritism.
The concept of 'informed consent' in adult education most commonly applies to:
Answer: Participation in research studies involving learners
Informed consent is required when learners are asked to participate in research so they understand risks, benefits, and their right to withdraw.
A learner asks an adult educator to write a letter of recommendation but the educator has serious reservations about the learner's abilities. Ethically, the educator should:
Answer: Decline to write the letter rather than write one that is misleading or dishonest
Honesty is a core ethical obligation; writing an inaccurate recommendation harms those who rely on the letter and undermines professional integrity.
Which scenario most clearly represents a boundary violation between an adult educator and a learner?
Answer: Entering into a romantic relationship with a current enrolled learner
Romantic relationships with current learners exploit the inherent power differential and constitute a serious boundary violation in all professional codes.
An adult education program serves a population that primarily speaks Spanish. Providing program information only in English is most likely a violation of which ethical principle?
Answer: Equity and access
Providing materials only in a language learners cannot access effectively denies equitable participation and violates the principle of equal access.