LEADER 05268nam 22007335 450 001 9910349342203321 005 20200703064659.0 010 $a3-030-27761-5 024 7 $a10.1007/978-3-030-27761-1 035 $a(CKB)4100000009046508 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5878438 035 $a(DE-He213)978-3-030-27761-1 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000009046508 100 $a20190820d2019 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe Rise of Character Education in Britain $eHeroes, Dragons and the Myths of Character /$fby Lee Jerome, Ben Kisby 205 $a1st ed. 2019. 210 1$aCham :$cSpringer International Publishing :$cImprint: Palgrave Pivot,$d2019. 215 $a1 online resource (144 pages) 225 1 $aPalgrave Studies in Young People and Politics 311 $a3-030-27760-7 327 $a1 Introduction -- 2 Theorising Character Education -- 3 Character Education in Historical Context -- 4 The Jubilee Centre's Character Education Teaching Resources -- 5 There Case Studies of Character Education in Practice -- 6 Character Education or Citizenship Education? -- 7 Conclusion -- Index. 330 $a?This is a provocative indictment of the character education movement that deconstructs its invidious content: indoctrination that denies socio-economic poverty, human rights and solidarity in a message of anti-political individualism. Character education is a clear and present danger for schools and young people, and this analysis deserves a wide audience.? ?Alistair Ross, Jean Monnet Professor of Citizenship Education in Europe and Emeritus Professor, London Metropolitan University, UK ?Jerome and Kisby provide a useful intellectual critique of the conceptual basis of character education currently being proposed in Britain. After reading this book, I?m convinced that, in the challenging world in which we now live, the individualistic focus on ?developing character? and the flawed ideas around it such as ?developing grit? are a dangerous distraction.? ?Marcus Bhargava, Head of School of Education, Kingston University London, UK What is character education? Why has it risen up the political agenda in the UK in recent years? And what does it mean in pedagogical practice? This book addresses these questions, challenging the individualistic and moralistic ideas underlying the clamour amongst politicians, educators and authors to promote ?grit?, ?resilience? and ?character? in schools. Closely examining a range of teaching resources, the book shows that the development of character is wrongly presented as the solution to a wide variety of social problems, with individual citizens expected to accommodate themselves to the realities of the contemporary economic context, rather than enhancing their capacities to engage in civic and political activities to bring about changes they wish to see. The book argues that there is a tried and tested alternative to character education, which is far more likely to strengthen British democracy, namely, citizenship education. Lee Jerome is Associate Professor of Education at Middlesex University, UK. Ben Kisby is Senior Lecturer in Politics at the University of Lincoln, UK. 410 0$aPalgrave Studies in Young People and Politics 606 $aEducational policy 606 $aEducation and state 606 $aGreat Britain?Politics and government 606 $aSocial groups 606 $aFamily 606 $aPublic policy 606 $aCitizenship?Sociological aspects 606 $aPolitical philosophy 606 $aEducational Policy and Politics$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/O19000 606 $aBritish Politics$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/911120 606 $aSociology of Family, Youth and Aging$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/X22080 606 $aPublic Policy$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/911060 606 $aSociology of Citizenship$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/X22290 606 $aPolitical Philosophy$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/E37000 615 0$aEducational policy. 615 0$aEducation and state. 615 0$aGreat Britain?Politics and government. 615 0$aSocial groups. 615 0$aFamily. 615 0$aPublic policy. 615 0$aCitizenship?Sociological aspects. 615 0$aPolitical philosophy. 615 14$aEducational Policy and Politics. 615 24$aBritish Politics. 615 24$aSociology of Family, Youth and Aging. 615 24$aPublic Policy. 615 24$aSociology of Citizenship. 615 24$aPolitical Philosophy. 676 $a370.114 676 $a370.115 700 $aJerome$b Lee$4aut$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut$0974113 702 $aKisby$b Ben$4aut$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910349342203321 996 $aThe Rise of Character Education in Britain$92538705 997 $aUNINA