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- Title
Teaching Being Ethical.
- Authors
Kretz, Lisa
- Abstract
Teaching ethics at the university level in the Western tradition tends to focus on teaching ethical theories, or--in the case of applied ethics--applying theories. Success in ethics courses is occasioned by the ability to articulate, and in some cases apply, ethical theories. Ratiocination about ethics is the focus. I contend that in so far as one of the goals of ethical education is becoming more ethical, current pedagogical models leave much to be desired. This paper makes a case for teaching being ethical. I recommend developing the skill sets required for enacting ethical behavior. Problems with historical methods of testing ethical development are assessed, and methods for testing ethical behavior are considered. I explore fertile sites for research and practice regarding the intersection of moral education and moral behavior. In particular I focus on the role of emotion, active learning techniques, moral exemplars, and addressing the relevance of self-concept.
- Subjects
ETHICS education; PROFESSIONAL ethics of teachers; APPLIED ethics; SELF-perception; MORAL development; STUDENT ethics
- Publication
Teaching Ethics, 2015, Vol 15, Issue 1, p151
- ISSN
1544-4031
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5840/tej201515112