Search results for: Moral character

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On the Reasons We Want Teachers of Good Disposition and Moral Character
Authors: Osguthorpe Richard D.
This article is primarily concerned with the “practical conclusions” of attending to dispositions in teacher preparation. It makes a case for teachers with moral disposition, for several reasons. They are changers to the methods they employ; they are the most important point of the disposition debate that is grounded in avoiding poor moral character.
Published: 2008
Updated: Oct. 23, 2008
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Teaching Moral Character: Two Alternatives for Teacher Education
Authors: Narvaez Darcia, Lapsley Daniel K.
Two teacher education strategies are presented in this article. A “minimalist” strategy requires teacher educators to make explicit the hidden moral education curriculum and to reveal the inextricable linkage between best practice instruction and moral character outcomes. The “maximalist” approach requires preservice teachers to master a tool kit of pedagogical strategies that target moral character directly as a curricular goal.
Published: 2008
Updated: Oct. 02, 2008