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In recent years, in the political and educational debate the idea teachers should fulfill the role of moral example to their students, and also to others, is heard with increasing frequency. It is stated repeatedly that schools and other institutions must put more emphasis on cultivating respect, decency and social etiquette. With this ‘common decency’ orientation in the field of ‘moral’ and ‘citizenship education’ the emphasis is on ‘virtuous’ behavior and how this can be encouraged. One of the time-honoured answers is that the teacher should provide a ‘good example’ and inspire students to emulate this behavior.
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Klaassen, C. (2012). Just A Teacher or Also A Moral Example?. In: Alt, D., Reingold, R. (eds) Changes in Teachers’ Moral Role. Moral Development and Citizenship Education, vol 6. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6091-837-7_2
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