Investigation into the desirable character of Korean teachers using the Delphi technique

• Authors: Kyung Ryung Kim , Eun Hee Seo

Abstracts

EN

The study explored the desirable character attributes of teachers and provided specific behavioral guidelines for being a good teacher in Korea. The Delphi method was used. Ten virtues and 88 behavioral guidelines were created from three rounds of surveys involving 22 Korean panelists. Results indicated that most of the virtues identified in this study were consistent with the results of Western studies. However, a sense of humor regarded as a desirable characteristic of teachers in previous studies did not emerge as a virtue from Korean panelists. Morality rarely mentioned in Western research was included in this study. The characteristics required of a Korean teacher seem to be based on Confucianism.

Keywords

EN

character; virtue; teacher; Korea; Delphi technique

• Publisher: Wydawnictwo Adam Marszałek
• Journal: The New Educational Review
• Year: 2016
• Volume: 43
• Pages: 201-211

Dates

published

2016

Contributors

author

Kyung Ryung Kim

author

Eun Hee Seo

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Identifiers

DOI

10.15804/tner.2016.43.1.17

Biblioteka Nauki

2005020