Book Review: Teaching With Integrity, the Ethics of Higher Education Practice

Abstract: Teaching With Integrity,the Ethics of Higher Education Practice by Bruce Macfarlane. London: Routledge Falmer, 2003. ISBN 0­415­33509­4. 192 pp. £22.50 Do not be put off by the thought of ethics being abstract, ethereal or deeply intel- lectual. This is a practical, useful book which I expect to inform many courses for new teaching staff. The issues it raises are, however, equally pertinent to experi- enced academics, and I am sure that many colleagues will enjoy engaging with the ethical dilemmas posed. The book is built around a number of fictional case studies in which a variety of academics run into a series of realistic, everyday troubles. The author does not attempt to solve these dilemmas himself, but reports back on the collected wisdom of 24 experienced HE practitioners who were asked for their thoughts and solutions. The book then goes on to try and identify the key desirable character- istics or 'virtues' of an ethically-sound practising academic. The author is able to d

Angaben zum Objekt

• Standort: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Umfang: Online-Ressource
• Sprache: Englisch
• Anmerkungen: Postprint ; begutachtet (peer reviewed) ; In: Active Learning in Higher Education ; 6 (2005) 1 ; 88-88

Klassifikation und Themen

• Klassifikation: Erziehung, Schul- und Bildungswesen

Beteiligte, Orts- und Zeitangaben

• Ereignis: Veröffentlichung
• (wo): Mannheim
• (wann): 2005
• Urheber: Cook, Mike

Weitere Informationen

• DOI: 10.1177/146978740500600109
• URN: urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-230872
• Rechteinformation: Open Access unbekannt; Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
• Letzte Aktualisierung: 25.03.2025, 13:45 MEZ