Extrinsic and intrinsic motivations are simple concepts that our students seem to quickly understand, yet few of our students grasp the complexity of sustaining intrinsic motivation. This exercise aims to help students better understand that complexity. Students are given a two-part scenario. In Part 1, the individual motives to innovate are…

Adopted at more than 1,000 colleges and universities worldwide, the market-leading text owes its success to the unique way in which it combines an academically robust account of the major theories and models of leadership with an accessible style and practical exercises that help students apply what they learn. Each chapter of Peter Northouse's…

States that teachers should help students understand in practical terms how to recognize good ethical persuasion and to understand when even distinguished, honest, and moral writers might need to resort to "unfair ethical persuasion." (EL)

This document describes an Ethics in Counseling seminar, a competency-based course designed to bring into focus the issues, standards, legal context, and other information that will help prepare licensed counselors for work in today's world. The seminar described includes case examples and scenarios that will facilitate the application of law and…

Examining ourselves, why we do what we do, is the essence of human psychology and of ethics. The purpose of this book is to show how educators might choose among ethical approaches to decision-making as they face the choices they make each day. Features include the theory-based ethics and case studies of real and significant issues that teachers…

Discusses the three areas that need to be addressed when considering the most beneficial context for teaching public relations ethics: core concepts and theories; relevant ethical theories; and the context in which the theory-based approach should be taught. (MG)

Argues that current rhetoric needs to restore the authority of reason, not as a logical task but as an ethical one. Warns that, in doing this, teachers must resist the temptation of exceptionalism and must allow for fair discourse among participants. (HB)

Describes a visual device, borrowed from matrix algebra, which helps students integrate theory, methods, and statistics in sociological research. Data are organized in a rectangular structure, with the columns of variable names representing theory, the rows representing observations whose quality is related to methodological concerns and the need…

Discusses how a course in journalism ethics can integrate theory and practice while giving an accurate description of the profession and an overview of its unique ethical dilemmas. Notes that such a course helps students develop skills, analyze concepts and theories, and critically evaluate the profession. (SR)

Describes four important aspects of critical thinking as: identifying and questioning assumptions, seeking a multiplicity of voices and alternatives on a subject, making connections, and fostering active involvement. Discusses theoretical links between critical thinking and ethics. Concludes with a large-scale service learning project that…

Notes that applying abstract ethical principles to the practical business of building a code of applied ethics for a technical communication department teaches students that they share certain unarticulated or unconscious values that they can translate into ethical principles. Suggests that combining abstract theory with practical policy writing…

Argues that classical rhetoric has much to offer basic writers, including the fact that rhetoric and ethics are intertwined. (DF)

Offers some insights on how to maximize the research methods course, such that students will take from the course a meaningful learning experience as opposed to a short-term exercise on memorizing terms and, ideally, administrators who review the course will recognize communication as an academic discipline rich in theory and methodology. (SG)

Cites the Lysenko affair as a good illustration of the relationship between theory, ethics, and politics. Provides the historical background of the scientist Lysenko and information on the political system of his time. (DDR)

Since the publication of the first edition of "Studying Your Own School", practitioner action research has become an established professional development practice in schools and teacher education programs.While the fundamentals of practitioner action research have not changed, the challenges of large scale reform have dramatically…