Dispositions as virtues: The complexity of the construct

Journal of Teacher Education

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 291-303

  Sockett, Hugh ^a  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dispositions; Personality traits; Teaching protocols; Virtues

Indexed keywords

EID: 69549113432     PISSN: 00224871     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022487109335189     Document Type: Article

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