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A Canadian Case Book for Law and Ethics in Teaching

A Canadian Case Book for Law and Ethics in Teaching

Author(s): Darryl Hunter , Glenn Borthistle

Edition: 2

Copyright: 2024

Pages: 641

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A Canadian Casebook for Law & Ethics in Teaching provides 50 recent judicial rulings from courts across the country, from British Columbia to Ontario to Quebec to Nova Scotia. Cases address key issues in Canadian educational law and ethics for teacher candidates and for aspiring school administrators, such as :

  • What is a reasonable sentence for a teenager who cyberbullies another teenager? 
  • Do teachers have a reasonable expectation of privacy when their computer is searched? 
  • Should all teachers have a grounding in mathematics to become a certified professional? 

The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, human rights cases, the law of negligence, minority language laws, labour laws, Criminal Code matters, and Indigenous laws as they relate to K-12 schools are covered. 

Well-known cases such as Moore and Ross are included, but other original cases in teachers’ use of new technologies, administrative plagiarism, student cell phone use, and teachers’ dress in the classroom are also found in this anthology. 

Each case is authentic, while being lightly edited for use in a typical teacher education class. Cases have been foreshortened to remove unnecessary procedural matters. Each case focuses on the fact situation, the differing positions of the parties, the legal precedents, the court’s judgement, and the rationale. A general introduction is provided for each case, with follow-up questions about common ethical and legal dilemmas facing the educational practitioner. 

Key legal concepts, grading criteria, exemplary student work, and a sample course outline are included to support case methods instruction in post-secondary education.

Darryl Hunter

Dr. Darryl Hunter, Professor of Educational Policy at the University of Alberta, Canada completed undergraduate studies at the University of Saskatchewan, Laval University, and the University of Geneva in languages and history. The University of Regina and Oxford University hosted his graduate studies. Dr. Hunter’s career has straddled roles in educational and public administration as a vice-principal, program manager, (executive) director, and senior policy advisor for Ministries of Education in Saskatchewan, British Columbia, and Ontario Canada–largely in the realms of student assessment and program evaluation. Law, ethics, organizational theory, and policy-making comprise his teaching load at the University of Alberta. He was a high school teacher of Canadian law for five years early in his career.
 

Glenn Borthistle

Glenn Borthistle, University Instructor at Thompson Rivers University, Canada, completed his undergraduate studies at Western Washington University, receiving a Bachelor of Arts in Education in physical education and math. His initial graduate studies were also completed at Western Washington in Educational Administration. Mr. Borthistle’s educational career has included positions in teaching, fourteen years as a school administrator, and nine years in district administration in human resources and as a district Superintendent. After spending three years as an international school principal in China he returned to Canada to pursue a PhD in Studies in Educational Leadership at the University of Alberta. Research interests include making judgements in uncertainty, leadership in rural settings, and statistical literacy of school principals. Classes currently being taught at TRU are in leadership, educational management, and conflict resolution. 
 

A Canadian Casebook for Law & Ethics in Teaching provides 50 recent judicial rulings from courts across the country, from British Columbia to Ontario to Quebec to Nova Scotia. Cases address key issues in Canadian educational law and ethics for teacher candidates and for aspiring school administrators, such as :

  • What is a reasonable sentence for a teenager who cyberbullies another teenager? 
  • Do teachers have a reasonable expectation of privacy when their computer is searched? 
  • Should all teachers have a grounding in mathematics to become a certified professional? 

The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, human rights cases, the law of negligence, minority language laws, labour laws, Criminal Code matters, and Indigenous laws as they relate to K-12 schools are covered. 

Well-known cases such as Moore and Ross are included, but other original cases in teachers’ use of new technologies, administrative plagiarism, student cell phone use, and teachers’ dress in the classroom are also found in this anthology. 

Each case is authentic, while being lightly edited for use in a typical teacher education class. Cases have been foreshortened to remove unnecessary procedural matters. Each case focuses on the fact situation, the differing positions of the parties, the legal precedents, the court’s judgement, and the rationale. A general introduction is provided for each case, with follow-up questions about common ethical and legal dilemmas facing the educational practitioner. 

Key legal concepts, grading criteria, exemplary student work, and a sample course outline are included to support case methods instruction in post-secondary education.

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Darryl Hunter
Darryl Hunter

Dr. Darryl Hunter, Professor of Educational Policy at the University of Alberta, Canada completed undergraduate studies at the University of Saskatchewan, Laval University, and the University of Geneva in languages and history. The University of Regina and Oxford University hosted his graduate studies. Dr. Hunter’s career has straddled roles in educational and public administration as a vice-principal, program manager, (executive) director, and senior policy advisor for Ministries of Education in Saskatchewan, British Columbia, and Ontario Canada–largely in the realms of student assessment and program evaluation. Law, ethics, organizational theory, and policy-making comprise his teaching load at the University of Alberta. He was a high school teacher of Canadian law for five years early in his career.
 

Glenn Borthistle
Glenn Borthistle

Glenn Borthistle, University Instructor at Thompson Rivers University, Canada, completed his undergraduate studies at Western Washington University, receiving a Bachelor of Arts in Education in physical education and math. His initial graduate studies were also completed at Western Washington in Educational Administration. Mr. Borthistle’s educational career has included positions in teaching, fourteen years as a school administrator, and nine years in district administration in human resources and as a district Superintendent. After spending three years as an international school principal in China he returned to Canada to pursue a PhD in Studies in Educational Leadership at the University of Alberta. Research interests include making judgements in uncertainty, leadership in rural settings, and statistical literacy of school principals. Classes currently being taught at TRU are in leadership, educational management, and conflict resolution.