Has teacher education missed out on the “ethics boom”? A comparative study of ethics requirements and courses in professional majors of christian colleges and universities

Christian Higher Education

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 271-288

  Glanzer, Perry L ^a   Ream, Todd C ^b  

^a BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIANA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 85014484763     PISSN: 15363759     EISSN: 15394107     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15363750701268277     Document Type: Article

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