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Teacher education curricula and moral reasoning.
Abstract
Researchers have noted that teacher education curricula fail to offer challenging theory-based courses that develop critical thinking required for making thoughtful decisions about ethical and moral issues (Beyer, 1991, 1997; Cummings, Dyas, Maddux, & Kochman, 2001; Goodlad, 1994; McNeel, 1994; Yost, 1997). To investigate this claim, the authors examined 526 courses in the elementary teacher education curricula of 30 state colleges and universities and found that only 12.80% were theory-based. Students who lack exposure to more theory-based courses may become teachers who are method-oriented "technicians" rather than individuals who are critical ...
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