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NYSTA/NEA Code of Ethics, 1931-1971

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 29

Scope and Contents

Pamphlets including "Implementing the Code of Ethics of the Education Profession and Strengthening Professional Rights," NEA, June 1964, and "Enforcement of the Code of Ethics of the Education Profession," NEA, 1969; Code of Ethics for the Teachers of the State of New York, November 1931; The Dr. Frank Pierpont Graves Oath for Teachers, January 1952; recommendation to the NYSTA Board of Directors by the Ethical Practices Committee to amend the Joint Code of Ethics stipulating that the school board adopts policy which conforms to statutory limitations, judicial interpretations, rules of the Regents and regulations of the Commissioner of Education, and the teacher cooperates in the observance of policy, May 11- 12, 1962; copy of Joint Code of Ethics of the New York State School Boards Association and the New York State Teachers Association (c. 1950 and c. 1964 versions); NYSTA Codes of Ethics: Their Interpretation and A Bill of Rights for Teachers, third revised edition, 1961 (eighth printing December 1968); paper, "State Responsibility in the Ethics and Practice of Teaching," by N. E. Kullman, Jr., n.d., c. 1962; National Education Association of the United States Committee on Professional Ethics "Professional Ethics Quiz," December 1959; newsletter, NYSTA Know-How for Local Teachers Association, featuring article, "Ethics Dignify a Profession," n.d., c. early 1960s

Dates

  • 1931-1971

Language of Materials

Collection material in English

Conditions Governing Access

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Extent

2 cubic feet

Repository Details

Part of the Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives Repository

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