BENEFICENCE AND NON-

MALIFECENCE
LOUIE GEE T. VILLANUEVA, MM
presenter
The Principle of Beneficence
Beneficence- comes from the Latin word bonum which
means good.
The principle is inherent to human nature which is
ordered to goodness and truth.
It provides the good must be done to oneself and to
others.
It binds everyone to do what is good and aim for what is
good for oneself and for others as a moral obligation.
IMPLICATIONS TO EDUCATION
Preservation, protection and promotion of quality life
through healthy cultivation of intelligence, formation of
characters and enrichment of skills towards human
development.

Recognition of human dignity, uniqueness an preciousness
of individual learners.

Respect for human rights, academic freedom and
confidentiality.
Continued
Provision of safety and security consisting of physical,
social, intellectual, psycho-emotional, moral and
spiritual well- being of the learners.

Conscientious observance of the Standard of Care at
all times.

Working for the total human growth of learners.
Case example:
Despite that as a consequence, she will be situated far from
her children, Mrs. Damasco accepts her new teaching
assignment in a far- flung barangay in her intention to be of
service to thew community and to the numerous pupils
who are in need of a teacher. The teacher does her duty
with all dedication and commitment contributing to the
human development of the pupils in particular and of the
said community in general.
The Principle of Non- Maleficence
Maleficence- comes from the Latin word mala which
means bad or evil.
The principle is inherent to human nature which is
ordered to the avoidance of what is evil.
Harm must not be inflicted upon oneself and others.
The principle mandates everyone to avoid evil as a moral
obligation.
Implications to education
Prevention of corporal punishment and other practices injurious to
professional relationship.
Avoidance of exposing anyone to any form of harm and injury
consisting physical, social, intellectual, psych- emotional, moral and
spiritual damages.
Safeguarding the welfare and dignity of students, of teachers and of
the profession from any form of unbecoming engagement; scandals
particularly those involving illicit affairs and premarital/ extramarital
sexual relationships.
Case example
After class hours, Mr. Castro, a college instructor gets out of the university
and enters a bar to unwind and drink alcohol. Enjoying the night, Mr.
Castro drinks more bottles and soon gets extremely drunk. He goes home
very late, inebriated and vomiting. He goes to sleep without preparing his
lesson for the following morning. The following day he wakes up late and
rushes to school out of breath so as to reach his first hour class. Along the
course of the class discussion, a student ask a relevant question. As he is
not prepared, Mr. Castro gives an erroneous piece of information to the
student and to the whole class.
The Principle of Solidarity
The principle stems from the intrinsic social nature of man,
making him tend to relate with others for self- fulfilment and
a sense of completeness.
The human relationship is characterized by interaction,
communication, and interdependence so that genuine unity
and solid co- existence among men may exist as it should.
It is akin to empathy urging one to realize, decide and commit
oneself to do for the good of others- for the common good.
Solidarity

It is a firm and preserving determination to commit
oneself to the common good.

A determination to commit to the common good
proceeds from the sense of awareness that everyone,
being a human person, is responsible for his fellowmen,
urging him to actually be of service and to live out what
being responsible demands.
Implications to education
Education is basically an interaction among educators,
the learners, and the world. It is meant to unite all in
the formation of human persons.

Education is a multicultural in character. Educators
should ensure recognition and appreciation of various
racial, ethnic, social and cultural backgrounds.

Case example
A newly hired teacher obviously with
insufficient experience faces difficulties in
coping with the demands of teaching.
Consequently, students are affected. His co-
teachers offer their help in the spirit of
collegiability but he refuses to be helped.
Stewardship
It refers to the expression of ones responsibility to
nurture and cultivate what has been entrusted to
him.

It consists of practical recognition that man is not the
absolute master of himself or of his possessions. He
has received every gift and grace from God. He must
use them in a responsible manner to promote the
interest of God and to establish His Kingdom in the
heart of men (Hugh J. OConnell)

Implications to education
Teaching is a task entrusted to the educator which
should be carried out to the best of his ability.
Students are entrusted to their teachers and use
reasonable care in the fulfilment of their duties and
functions.
Educators should ascertain high quality of teaching-
learning process and standard.
Continued
Learners should be molded and formed into becoming well-
integrated individuals.

Learners should constantly be guided along the right path
and necessary corrections should be made when they are
in error.

The learners academic performance, class standing, and
holistic growth should be suitably assessed and evaluated.
Case example
A group of students is responsible for the wrongdoing done
outside the school an is disastrous to others. Aware of the
future consequences and implications if ever the said
misconduct remains uncorrected, a teacher takes action by
first informing the school head, the guidance counselor,
and the parents of involved students. Then, they make a
plan of action to put a stop to such misbehavior and to
submit the students for appropriate rehabilitation.
The Principle of Justice
It refers to a moral principle by which certain
actions are determined as just or unjust, as
due or undue.


Justice- defined as rendering of what is due.
Right
it is a moral power performing , of possessing or of
requiring something which is due.
Its moral power has to be upheld and respected.
It is founded on law which provides and exhorts,
under pain of punishment, the exercise of duties
and obligations to respect, value and not violate that
right.
Duty
A moral obligation incumbent upon a person of
doing or omitting (avoiding) something.
Generally, what is to be done is good while what is to
be omitted is evil.
Principles of Justice (Implications to
Education)
Provide quality education
Respect the rights of learners and academic
freedom
Uphold human dignity at all times.
Observe the common good
Distributive Justice
Pertains to a fair scheme of distributing societys benefits
and burdens to its members.

In education, benefits refer to various forms of
educational, academic and extra curricular activities/
services undertaken and rendered along with all the
necessary facilities, amenities and privileges enjoyed by
the learners.
Due Burden
Refers to a certain sense of load carried as ones responsibility, in
forms of payment commensurate to the services received that are
of direct benefit to the learners and of the exercise of duties and
responsibilities to the school, to their parents and to themselves.

Examples:
1. Paying tuition and matriculation fees
2. Exerting energy in reading and making research for academic
advancement.

Undue Burden
It refers to a certain sense of load or discomfort in forms of
payment beyond the commensurate value of services
received, of activities undertaken with toxic effects, and of
no direct benefit to the learners.

Examples:
1. Paying overpriced use of facilities
2. Effecting tuition fee hike without prior and due
consultation
3. Preparing an assignment for a classmate.
The Principle of Conservation
It requires proportionally smaller amount of
resources for distribution equivalent to
maximizing the number of beneficiaries from said
resources.
This is in accordance with the principle The
greatest good must be done for the greatest
number.