ISBN-13: 9789460912320 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 252 str.
ISBN-13: 9789460912320 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 252 str.
In the past two decades there has been a growing concern in politics and schools topay more attention to norms and values. Teachers and schools are confronted withnormative problems, school violence and students who sometimes seem to havelost their way when it comes to norms and values. Teachers play a crucial and exemplaryrole in the process of developing students awareness of norms and valuesin school and in society as a whole. This is a complex process that requires a greatdeal of moral courage of teachers. Confronted with an increase in the number ofpedagogical duties the question arises what the teachers view is on their normativeprofessionalism. The concept of teaching as a moral endeavour is a fundamental element in the series of studies presented in this book. One of the aims of this book is to be of importance for educational practice, educational policy and teacher education. It can be used in courses of pedagogy, curriculum studies and teacher education to stimulate the reflection about the practical consequences of the societal and educational policy debate about moral and democratic education for the daily work of the teacher. The common focus of this book is on the role of teachers, the moral courage which is demanded of them and the joint commitment with moral and democratic education.