Having a Virtuous Teacher to Have Moral Virtues
Journal Title: Scholars Journal of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences - Year 2014, Vol 2, Issue 2
Abstract
Abstract: This study aims to determine pre-service teachers’ perceptions towards moral virtues expected from instructors in higher education. Descriptive survey model has been used in this study. Random sampling method was used for data collection. The sample group of the study consists of 253 pre-service teachers studying at Ataturk University in Turkey. Moral Virtues Scale (MVS) was used to collect the data. Mean, standard deviation, Kruskal Wallis H test and Mann Whitney U test were used to analyse the data. The major results of this study are: 1. Pre-service teachers mostly expect the virtue of justice from instructors. 2. Students studying at department of Social Sciences Education have higher perceptions of moral virtues than students of other departments. 3. First grade students have higher perceptions of moral virtues than upper class students. According to the results of this study, it can be suggested that instructors who will educate future generations should be role models for pre-service teachers and should behave fairly. Keywords: Moral virtues, pre-service teachers, instructors.
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Dr. Durdağı AKAN, Öznur ATAŞ
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