Theoretical bases of professional ethics of managers of educational institutions

Abstract

The  scientific  approaches  to  ethics  as  the  phenomenon  of  moral  choice,  which
often sets before each specialist difficult problem are analyzed and substantiated in
the article. A professional ethics is considered as part of general ethics. Differences
in  professional  ethics  (a  kind  of  modificat ion,  specificity,  which  doesn’t  cover
general ethics) are determined. Synthesis and comparative analysis of approaches
to the categorization of researched problem made it possible to consider ethics as
the theory of morality and professional ethics as a br anch of the ethics. The ethics
as the theory of morality examines patterns and principles of its development, the
role  and  moral  purpose  in  life  of  each  person  and  society  as  a  whole.  The
professional ethics as a branch of the ethics explores the specificity of particular
profession, its patterns and consequences through the moral principles of society
and  practice  deviation  from  the  moral  norms  in  certain  social  relations.  And
herewith  professional  ethics  allows  working  out  the  deontological  rules  for
members of a professional community that correspond the ethical requirements of
society and state.
Keywords:  morality,  ethics,  professional  ethics,  the  specificity  of  professional
ethics, ethical standards.