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Description of  Ethics and the Good Teacher: Character in the Professional Domain (Character and Virtue Within the Professions)

Ethics and the Good Teacher brings together reviews of existing literature and analysis of empirical data from three research projects conducted by the Jubilee Centre for Character and Virtues The Good Teacher, Schools of Virtue and Teacher Education to explore the ethical dimensions of the teaching profession. The book is premised on the idea that what constitutes a "good" teacher involves more than technical skills and subject knowledge. Understood as a professional activity, teaching involves an important ethical dimension, a fact that has come under increased scrutiny and some would argue increased threat over recent years as education and schooling have become shaped by market logic and accountability. Read more