Caring Teaching as a Moral Practice : An Exploratory Study on Perceived Dimensions of Caring Teaching
Joint Authors
Source
Education Research International
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-07-26
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Caring teaching is a conceptual framework used to gain an insight into the moral aspect of teaching.
Using a quantitative research approach, we studied 556 teachers in order to explore their perceived dimensions of caring teaching.
Drawing on existing literature, we found that caring teaching has been elaborated in line with two broad concepts: personal care and academic care.
Considering these concepts, we developed the Caring Teaching Scale with which we identified four dimensions of caring teaching: the nurturing of a student's character, didactical bias, awareness, and respectful didactics.
A meta-analysis reflection suggests that the nurturing of students' characters and awareness represent personal care while didactical bias and respectful didactics call for academic care.
Further analysis showed that these teachers attached more pedagogical value to personal care.
Controlling for two demographic variables, we found statistically significant differences with regard to gender and caring teaching.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Gholami, Khalil& Tirri, Kirsi. 2012. Caring Teaching as a Moral Practice : An Exploratory Study on Perceived Dimensions of Caring Teaching. Education Research International،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-511145
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Gholami, Khalil& Tirri, Kirsi. Caring Teaching as a Moral Practice : An Exploratory Study on Perceived Dimensions of Caring Teaching. Education Research International No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-511145
American Medical Association (AMA)
Gholami, Khalil& Tirri, Kirsi. Caring Teaching as a Moral Practice : An Exploratory Study on Perceived Dimensions of Caring Teaching. Education Research International. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-511145
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-511145