Ethical Mindsets: Learning from Cultural Comparisons

This chapter provides a very brief idea of the concept ‘Ethical Mindsets’ in an international context, which enhances the idea of the existence of different cultures, an understanding that will assist in enhancing the capacity building. ‘Ethical mindsets’ have been recently investigated deriving fro...

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Main Author: Issa, Theodora
Format: Book Chapter
Published: 2016
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/13984
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description This chapter provides a very brief idea of the concept ‘Ethical Mindsets’ in an international context, which enhances the idea of the existence of different cultures, an understanding that will assist in enhancing the capacity building. ‘Ethical mindsets’ have been recently investigated deriving from two literatures ‘spirituality and aesthetics’ and was defined as ‘…an appreciation of and reflection on any situation through the filter of personal beliefs and values such as honesty, integrity, harmony, balance, truth seeking, making a difference, and demonstrating professionalism, deriving from the strength rooted in individual’s inner-self’ (Issa 2009, p. 163).
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-139842017-09-13T15:02:13Z Ethical Mindsets: Learning from Cultural Comparisons Issa, Theodora This chapter provides a very brief idea of the concept ‘Ethical Mindsets’ in an international context, which enhances the idea of the existence of different cultures, an understanding that will assist in enhancing the capacity building. ‘Ethical mindsets’ have been recently investigated deriving from two literatures ‘spirituality and aesthetics’ and was defined as ‘…an appreciation of and reflection on any situation through the filter of personal beliefs and values such as honesty, integrity, harmony, balance, truth seeking, making a difference, and demonstrating professionalism, deriving from the strength rooted in individual’s inner-self’ (Issa 2009, p. 163). 2016 Book Chapter http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/13984 10.1007/978-81-322-2834-9_7 restricted
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url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/13984