ABSTRACT
The aim of this study is to examine the movie “The Teacher (Učiteľka)” within the context of professional ethics in teaching. In 2016, Jan Hrebejk directed this movie that revolves around the unethical actions of a teacher at a school in Bratislava, Slovakia, during the year 1980. The research was conducted using the document analysis technique, which is one of the qualitative research methods. Descriptive analysis was utilized to examine the scenes in the movie. The movie’s content was analyzed using a framework aligned with the Code of Ethics for Educators established by the Association of American Educators and the ethical principles set forth by the Turkish Ministry of National Education for educators. According to this framework, the movie was evaluated in terms of four categories: “Ethical conduct toward students”, “Ethical conduct toward practices and performance”, “Ethical conduct toward professional colleagues” and “Ethical conduct toward parents and community”. The findings revealed that the most prevalent unethical conduct occurred towards students in the movie. Among the ethical conduct toward students, M1 (love and respect) and M4 (fair and equal treatment) violations stand out; among the ethical conduct toward practices and performance, the most violated were M11 (providing a healthy and safe educational environment) and M12 (complying with school policies, laws and regulations). In the category of ethical conduct toward parents and community, the most violated was M24 (establishing good communication with parents).