ERIC EJ795225: Moral Dispositions in Teacher Education pdf

ERIC EJ795225: Moral Dispositions in Teacher Education

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Teacher education programs continue to face the challenge of meeting uniform and very specific national and state standards that are established by external accreditation bodies, not by teacher preparation programs themselves. Many teacher educators, however, seek to establish goals that are driven by locally-shaped values, beliefs, and priorities, and that focus on candidates’ capacities to be good teachers in a broader sense. This includes how a teacher candidate develops capacities to be responsive to students in multiple ways in a variety of contexts. Such capacities can be associated with the moral dispositions of teachers. Establishing high standards for the moral dispositions of prospective teachers is an important mandate for teacher preparation programs, although standardizing their assessment is not possible. In this article, the author first describes the tensions that exist between meeting prescribed standards and maintaining a focus on dispositional qualities of teachers. Then, she discusses why it is vital to address these tensions, even if they cannot be fully resolved.

Her emphasis is upon responsiveness to students, which she suggests is an aspect of the moral dimensions of teaching. Finally, the author proposes potential ways of maintaining a focus on aspects of the moral dimensions of teaching in practical and visible ways. (Contains 1 note

• Creator/s: ERIC
• Date: 2006
• Year: 2006
• Book Topics/Themes: ERIC Archive, Teacher Education Programs, State Standards, Moral Values, Teacher Educators, National Standards, Teacher Student Relationship, Preservice Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Characteristics, Accreditation (Institutions), Student Evaluation, Sherman, Shelley

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