Ethical reflection and service internships

Journal of Business Ethics · 1996 · Volume 15 · Issue 1

Abstract

To achieve the goals of ethics education, students must have oportunities to develop both moral capacities (imagination, responsibility, and perseverance) and intellectual capacities (critical thinking). This article contends that service-based learning represents an important opportunity for integrative ethics education. It describes a program of “leadership internships” at North Central College in Naperville, Illinois, in which faculty members conduct a for-credit reflection seminar with students involved in service internships. The seminar is based upon student-written cases about ethical issues they face in their work settings.

Keywords

Reflection, Economic Growth, Faculty Member, Ethical Issue, Critical Thinking

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