ETHICAL BEHAVIOR, DIVERSITY, AND CIVIL DISCOURSE
Overview
Ethical behavior, diversity, and civil discourse are subjects not easily defined for study. We can point to perceived differences between people and cultures; however, that is only the tip of the proverbial iceberg, ignoring the effects of those differences in a given context. Additionally, focus on ethical behavior, diversity, and civil discourse usually requires value comparisons and judgments, rather than a one-side-versus-the-other approach. For additional information on these concepts and how they tie into the assignment, see the Week 7 Assignment Background Information [PDF] document.
In the context of the field of education, the effects of ethical behavior, diversity, and civil discourse on individuals and organizations are impossible to ignore. The challenges of adopting a broad view of difference and creating an equitable learning experience for all whom we lead are many, and they are not easily met. However, the professional literature of the field is a rich resource of tools, research, and practical experience and application.
For this assignment, you will review the literature related to ethical behavior, diversity, and civil discourse in the context of your particular focus and specialization and choose one main concern for each of these domains to analyze in the literature review section of your paper. You will apply the skills you started building in the Literature Review assignment in Week 4. Similar to what you did previously, but focused now on the challenges relevant to these domains and inherent to your specialization, you will research and review scholarly, peer-reviewed literature. Going one step further, you will then choose and explain the main challenges in your specialization, as suggested by your review. Note that you are writing a condensed literature review for this assignment.
Paper Organization
Start with a title page and organize your paper with the following guidelines:
Title page: Include a title page with the following title: Ethical Behavior, Diversity, Civil Discourse, and [Name of Your Specialization]: A Literature Review.
Introduction: The opening content should directly follow the title of the paper (repeated from the title page). In this section, list or summarize the issues you selected from the literature related to ethical behavior, diversity, and civil discourse, and provide a summary or road map for the content included in your paper.
Overview of issues: Begin the body of your paper with an overview of the issues related to ethical behavior, diversity, and civil discourse you chose for this review. Describe connections among these issues and their significance to education. Write in third person and include literature support.
Diversity issue related to specialization: Provide detailed descriptions and examples of how the issues you chose to review specifically relate to your specialization. Write in third person and include literature support.
Ethical behavior issue related to specialization: Provide detailed descriptions and examples of how the issue you chose to review specifically relates to your specialization. Write in third person and include literature support.
Civil discourse issue related to specialization: Provide detailed descriptions and examples of how the issue you chose to review specifically relates to your specialization. Write in third person and include literature support.
Review of the literature: The literature review should include a minimum of five references from peer-reviewed journal articles related to your education specialization. Analyze this scholarly literature, focusing on the connections between your educational specialization and the issues of ethical behavior, diversity, and civil discourse you chose to research. Continue writing in third person and cite the literature for support.
Conclusion: Your conclusion should emphasize the main themes in your paper and provide a synthesis of the literature reviewed, with special attention to the connections and relationships among the issues you chose to research and your educational specialization.
References: Include a minimum of five different scholarly, peer-reviewed journals (related to your field of specialization) that are also cited in the paper. Your citations must have references and your references should be included within your paper as in-text citations.
Additional Requirements
In addition to the requirements outlined above, your assignment should meet the following:
Assignment template: Use the Sample Course Paper Template [DOCX] for the assignment.
Written communication: Written communication is free of errors that detract from the overall message.
Sources: A minimum five scholarly, peer-reviewed sources from at least three different scholarly journals for your field or specialization.
APA formatting: Follow current APA style and formatting for in-text citations. For more information on the APA guidelines for in-text citations, go to Academic Writer and use the Learn tab to find the Quick Guides on Citing Sources and
Paper Format and Organization.
Include a title page with the following title: Ethical Behavior, Diversity, Civil Discourse, and [Name of Your Specialization]: A Literature Review.
Length: The paper should be 710 pages, in addition to the title page and references page.
Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point.
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