Practicing ethics: Case studies (Encore)

We speak with Meira Levinson, Professor of Education at Harvard, about her website justiceinschools.org and books of “hard cases,” designed to help educators and youth workers think about the ethical implications of their decisions. Often, there are no perfect solutions, and these decisions can have far-reaching consequences in children’s lives. A former teacher herself, Meira would like teachers to be able to consult with specially trained school ethicists. We have a new video podcast series with Dr. Levinson where we explore timely discussions and ethical dilemmas in education! Click here to know more about it. Overview 00:00-00:43 Intros 00:43-3:50 Justice in Schools (justiceinschools.org)—what it is and why Meira Levinson started it 03:50-08:49 Why cases in case studies must be hard 08:49-16:14 Scenarios 16:14-17:32 Writing and researching the cases 17:32-21:05 Variation in cases among regions and countries 21:05-22:44 Who and how people are using the cases 22:44-24:10 No cost to users except for multi-media version 24:10-28:52 Defining success 28:52-30:52 Out-of-school-time cases 30:52-38:43 Involvement of students and parents 38:43-39:15 Unknowns about outreach 39:15-41:00 Outro Transcript ...