Teaching as a moral practice

Conversations about this critical construct in teacher education often touch on issues such as attitudes, values, moral commitment, and social justice. In the introduction to this volume, editors Mary E. Diez and Peter C. Murrell Jr. describe dispositions as "a way of orienting oneself to the work and responsibilities of teachers." "Those responsibilities," they argue, "are ultimately about moral practice, in which the teacher mobilizes her knowledge and skills in behalf of the learners entrusted to her care." Teaching as a Moral Practice addresses the philosophical grounding for the concept of teacher dispositions and profiles seven exemplary teacher education programs that illustrate different approaches to nurturing professional dispositions. Peter C. Murrell Jr. is the founding dean of the school of education and professor of educational psychology at Loyola College in Maryland. Mary E. Diez is professor of education and dean of graduate studies at Alverno College in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Sharon Feiman-Nemser is the Mandel Professor of Jewish Education at Brandeis University and director of the Mandel Center for Studies in Jewish Education. Deborah L. Schussler is associate professor in the Department of Education and Human Services at Villanova University. --Book Jacket.