Summary
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Character matters. As more and more schools are choosing to teach Character Education, trainee and beginning teachers need to know more. What is Character Education? Can it really be ‘taught’? How does children's learning benefit from discussions around character in the classroom? How do I teach it? What does good teaching of Character Education look like in the classroom?
Introducing Character Education
Part 1 of this book provides a background to character education. Chapter 1 makes the case for why character matters as well as outlining why character education is seeing a resurgence in the UK and elsewhere. Chapter 2 describes what character and character education are, and, just as importantly, what character education is not. In this chapter a description of the different types of virtues that make up character are described – these are often considered the building blocks of character. Chapter 3 covers the theory behind character education and describes how different disciplines conceive of the subject. This includes a discussion on Aristotelian virtue ethics which is viewed by many as the best philosophical basis for the subject. ...
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