Teaching of work ethics: current practices of work program coordinators in Georgia

A consistent view of potential employers is that graduates of vocational education programs should be well grounded in the concept of work ethics. This study examined the perceptions and practices of work program coordinators in Georgia regarding the teaching of work ethics. The main purpose was to determine the extent to which the concept of work ethics was being taught by the coordinators. A random sample of 170 was drawn from the population of 452 work program coordinators. The findings of the study indicate that while work program coordinators believe they are prepared to teach work ethics, and believe that work ethics can be taught in school, the teaching of work ethics in their classrooms is informal and unintentional.

A consistent view of potential employers is that graduates of vocational education programs should be well grounded in the concept of work ethics. This study examined the perceptions and practices of work program coordinators in Georgia regarding the teaching of work ethics. The main purpose was to determine the extent to which the concept of work ethics was being taught by the coordinators. A random sample of 170 was drawn from the population of 452 work program coordinators. The findings of the study indicate that while work program coordinators believe they are prepared to teach work ...  [+] Show more