Using media as the basis for a social issues approach to promoting moral literacy in university teaching

Journal of Educational Administration

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 427-450

  Normore, Anthony H ^a   Doscher, Stephanie Paul ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethics; Information media; Leadership; Teaching; Universities

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547220376     PISSN: 09578234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09578230710762445     Document Type: Article

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