Maybe I Should...

Case Studies on Ethics for Student Affairs Professionals

Edited by Mimi Benjamin, Jody Jessup-Anger

Publication date:

12 November 2019

Length of book:

278 pages

Publisher

Lexington Books

ISBN-13: 9781498579001

Maybe I Should: Case Studies on Ethics for Student Affairs Professionals offers graduate students and new student affairs professionals the opportunity to hone their knowledge of and sensitivities to everyday professional ethics. The second edition includes all new cases addressing contemporary topics across multiple functional areas, including: admissions and orientation, advocacy and inclusion, career and academic support, residence life and housing, student involvement and student conduct. Readers are encouraged to puzzle through each situation to identify, articulate, and provide rationales for plausible and preferred strategies for addressing ethical conundrums in their professional work. Benjamin and Jessup-Anger provide a framework for analyzing cases along with resources for incorporating professional ethics and case study analysis into formal education or staff development activities in student affairs.

Preface

Chapter 1: Overview

Chapter 2: Analyzing the Case Studies

Chapter 3: Admissions and Orientation Cases

Chapter 4: Advocacy and Inclusion Cases

Chapter 5: Career and Academic Support Cases

Chapter 6: Residence Life and Housing Cases

Chapter 7: Student Involvement Cases

Chapter 8: Student Conduct Cases

Appendix A: ACPA/NASPA Professional Competency Areas for Student Affairs Professionals – Personal and Ethical Foundations (PEF)

Appendix B: CAS: Council for the Advancement of Standards – CAS Statement of Shared Ethical Principles

Appendix C: ACPA: College Student Educators International – Statement of Ethical Principles and Standards

Appendix D: Professional Ethics Continuum Exercise

The second edition of Maybe I Should: Case Studies on Ethics for Student Affairs Professionals updates and expands the earlier edition of the book. The new edition offers all new case studies, provides student affairs professionals with typical situations they will encounter on a daily basis, and describes a systematic approach for case study analysis. Young professionals, supervisors, and graduate preparation faculty will find the book to be highly useful for the workplace and the classroom.