Against all odds : an empirical study about the situative pedagogical ethos of vocational trainers

Against all odds : an empirical study about the situative pedagogical ethos of vocational trainers / Sarah Forster-Heinzer.

It is nearly impossible to overestimate the significance of a professional ethos in pedagogical situations. Most theories of education understand ethos and ethical acting as belonging to the core of the pedagogical profession. Despite this evidence, remarkably few empirical studies exist on ethos. T...

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Main Author: Forster-Heinzer, Sarah (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Rotterdam : Sense Publishers, [2015]
Series:Moral development and citizenship education ; v. 8.
Subjects:
Vocational education > Philosophy.
Vocational education.
Professional education.
EDUCATION > Essays.
EDUCATION > Organizations & Institutions.
EDUCATION > Reference.
Professional education
Vocational education
Vocational education > Philosophy
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Table of Contents:
  • Contents; Acknowledgments; List of Figures; List of Tables; CHAPTER 1: AGAINST ALL ODDS: AN INTRODUCTION; THE STUDYâ€?S PURPOSE; THE BOOKâ€?S STRUCTURE; THE STUDYâ€?S LIMITATION; SOME SIDE NOTES; A side note to the meaning of professions and occupations; A side note to the use of â€?apprenticeâ€? and â€?traineeâ€?; CHAPTER 2: THE SCOPE OF ETHOS: IN SEARCH OF CLARITY; INTUITIVE ETHOS APPROACH: FIRST CONSIDERATIONS; LITERATURE REVIEW: LOCATING THE CONCEPT OF PROFESSIONAL ETHOS IN THEORY AND RESEARCH; The ethos culture of an institution.
  • Ethos and professional ethicsCHAPTER 3: MODELS OF PEDAGOGICAL ETHOS; ETHOS AS AN ATTITUDE TOWARDS MORAL VALUES; ETHOS AS A COMMITMENT TO PROFESSIONAL CODES; ETHOS AS A VIRTUE; ETHOS AS A COGNITIVE ABILITY TO MAKE A MORAL JUDGMENT IN PROFESSIONAL SITUATIONS; ETHOS AS A PROFESSIONAL SENSITIVITY; ETHOS AS ESTABLISHMENT OF A CARING RELATIONSHIP; The concept of caring; ETHOS AS A COMPETENCE; The procedural discourse ethos; Pedagogical reference; WHAT IS MISSED CONCLUSIVE DISCUSSION ABOUT THE VARIOUS ETHOS MODELS.
  • CHAPTER 4: ETHOS: SUPEREROGATIVE COMMITMENT IN SITUATIONS OF ODDSTHE (MORAL) RESPONSIBILITY OF PROFESSIONALS; THE DECISION-MAKING ELEMENT OF ETHOS; DEALING WITH ODDS, OR
  • “AGAINST ALL ODDSâ€?; REASONS BEHIND THE DECISION; ESTABLISHING A SOUND (CARING) ENVIRONMENT; THE NEGLECTED PERSUASION OF THE SITUATION; THE TRAINERâ€?S PEDAGOGICAL ETHOS NEWLY CONSIDERED; SOME METHODOLOGICAL CONSIDERATIONS; CHAPTER 5: METHODOLOGY; EXCURSUS I: DUAL VET AND WORKPLACE LEARNING; Characteristics of workplace learning; The restraints of workplace learning.
  • Learning in Dual VETThe Swiss Dual VET system; EXCURSUS II: THE VET TRAINER; The trainerâ€?s responsibility; The trainer â€? the designer of workplace learning; The trainerâ€?s effect on the traineeâ€?s identity development; The pedagogical relationship between trainer and trainee; The Swiss vocational trainer; SELECTION OF OCCUPATIONS; EXPLORATORY PILOT STUDY; Research questions; Sampling procedure and sample size; Research design; Results of the pilot study; Summary conclusion; CONSTRUCTING PROCESS OF THE SURVEY.
  • Developing the scenariosSubsequent questions regarding the scenarios; Pilot testing of the scenarios; Pilot study feedback; Final selection of the scenarios; THE TRAINERSâ€? SURVEY: SCALES AND MEASURES; Research questions; Research design; Sampling procedure, data collection, and sample size; Quality criteria: objectivity, validity, and reliability; Scales and measures; Research hypotheses; THE TRAINERâ€?S SURVEY A CONTENT OVERVIEW; CHAPTER 6: THE TRAINERSâ€? ETHOS: RESULTS; PEDAGOGICAL DECISIONS; THE SCENARIOS.

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