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Irish Student Teachers' Levels of Moral Reasoning: Context, Comparisons, and Contributing Influences
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O'Flaherty, Joanne; Gleeson, Jim – Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 2017
The moral role of the teacher has long been recognised and this has implications for the selection and education of student teachers. There is growing recognition of the importance of teachers' capacity to make sound moral judgements and of the influence of teachers' levels of moral reasoning on their professional practice. The paper presents the…
Descriptors: Student Teachers, Moral Values, Longitudinal Studies, Undergraduate Students
Turkish Elementary Student Teachers' Epistemological Beliefs and Moral Reasoning
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Topcu, Mustafa Sami – European Journal of Teacher Education, 2011
The purpose of the present study was to explore the relationships among Turkish elementary student teachers' epistemological beliefs and moral reasoning, and to determine which types of epistemological beliefs elementary student teachers exhibit. The findings of the present study demonstrated that epistemological beliefs did not make a unique…
Descriptors: Student Teachers, Epistemology, Foreign Countries, Elementary Schools
The Use of Case-Based Learning in the Development of Student Teachers' Levels of Moral Reasoning
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O'Flaherty, Joanne; McGarr, Oliver – European Journal of Teacher Education, 2014
The important role of the teacher in developing morally sensitive individuals is widely acknowledged. This paper examines the integration of context-specific moral development interventions within a four-year undergraduate teacher education programme in Ireland. The intervention strategy employed a case-based pedagogical approach where…
Descriptors: Case Method (Teaching Technique), Teaching Methods, Student Teachers, Moral Development
Teachers' Thinking and Behavior. An Empirical Study of the Role of Social Sensitivity and Moral Reasoning in the Teaching Performance of Student Teachers.
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Bergem, Trygve – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 1986
This study tested the assumption of a moral component in teacher behavior. Student-teaching performance was rated according to 14 different scales, using supervising teachers as raters. Results indicated that individual differences in social sensitivity were significantly related to differences in teacher ratings, while individual differences in…
Descriptors: Cooperating Teachers, Higher Education, Interpersonal Competence, Moral Values