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Record Nr.

UNINA9910453494403321

Titolo

Citizens of character : new directions in character and values education / / edited by James Arthur

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Exeter, UK ; ; Charlottesville, Virginia : , : Andrews UK Limited, , 2013

ISBN

1-84540-624-9

1-84540-625-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (248 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

ArthurJames <1957->

Disciplina

370.1140941

Soggetti

Moral education - Great Britain

Values - Study and teaching - Great Britain

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Front Matter; Title Page; Publisher Information; Citizens of Character; Contributors; Foreword; Preface; Introduction; Character, Reason and Emotion in the Education of Moral Virtues; Citizenship & Character Education in British Education Policy; It Is Hard to be a Four-Year-Old; The Function of Trust with Reference to the Birmingham Study of 14-16 year olds; Exemplars of Character Education and Citizenship; 'We're All Utilitarians Now'; The Formation and Expression of Character; The Learning for Life Values Poster Award; A Curriculum Full of Character

Character Education and EmpiricalBack Matter; Also Available

Sommario/riassunto

The contributors discuss why character education is considered valuable, what character education is taken to mean, and identify and test hypotheses about various influences (schools, families, communities, employers) on the development of character through reporting on our research in UK schools, universities and businesses.