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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
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Özçinar, Hüseyin – Journal of Moral Education, 2015
This study investigated the effect of scaffolding computer-mediated discussions to improve moral reasoning and argumentation quality in pre-service teachers. Participants of this study were 76 teaching education students at a Turkish university. They were divided into three groups: (1) a computer-supported argumentation group; (2) a…
Descriptors: Moral Values, Persuasive Discourse, Computer Mediated Communication, Management Systems
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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
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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
Greer, Jennifer L. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The public expects its educational leaders--from instructional leaders and principals to college administrators and deans--to be moral exemplars. Nowhere is moral behavior more central to the central mission of teaching and learning than in the realm of academic integrity, where decisions are made daily about grading, testing, promotion,…
Descriptors: Scholarship, Problem Solving, Authors, Moral Issues
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Johnson, Lisa E. – Journal of Moral Education, 2008
Developing teacher candidates who are able to make moral judgements to equitably resolve classroom dilemmas, conduct student assessment and allocate resources is critical for today's diverse classrooms and should be part of fostering professional disposition. However, one challenge of incorporating dispositions in teacher education and a valid…
Descriptors: Teacher Education Programs, Decision Making, Moral Values, Conflict Resolution