ABSTRACT

Trust is part of all relationships in education. Parents and students trust, or at least hope to trust, in teachers and administrators to foster environments in which teacher-pupil and teacher-parent trust can form and professional development and learning can take place. In universities, students, faculty, staff, and research subjects trust in each other and the senior administration, senate, and boards of governors to maintain standards, provide adequate facilities, and follow principles of administrative law, natural justice, international codes on academic freedom, labour codes, research policies, and the policies of the organization. And those in the educational system trust in government to provide adequate funding and regulatory regimes to protect their interests.