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Teaching Character and Virtue in Schools.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , , , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Florence :
Taylor and Francis,
2016.
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| Colección: | Citizenship, character and values education.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents ; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter 1 Wisdom in the craft of teaching; Summary; The nature of teaching and learning; Who the teacher is matters; The competency agenda; Contractual versus relational incentives; Teaching as virtue in action; Conclusions; Objectives reached; Questions for reflection; Note; Chapter 2 What is 'character education'?; Summary; Introduction; Definition of character education and its relationship to values education; Why prioritise character education?
- The problem of a conceptual labyrinth and the need for a GPSHistorical background and policy developments; What is distinctive about an Aristotelian approach to character education?; Aristotelian character education compared with other variants; Objectives reached; Questions for reflection; Chapter 3 Digging deeper into the purpose and meaning of character and character education; Summary; Introduction; Character and human psychology; Different types of virtue; Why 'character' and 'virtue' are not redundant or old-fashioned.
- A brief detour into moral philosophy: virtue ethics and moral naturalismConservatism, individualism and broader social concerns; Paternalistic intervention
- or what children and parents want?; But is good character not culturally relative?; But is there such a thing as character? The situationist challenge; Virtue attuned to individual dispositions
- and a reminder of the invaluable role of phronesis; The need for further integrative work; Objectives reached; Questions for reflection; Chapter 4 How does children's moral character develop?; Summary; Introduction.
- Moral psychology and developmentA virtue ethical account of character development; Case: gossiping about Florence; Conclusion; Objectives reached; Questions for reflection; Chapter 5 Classroom-based approaches to character education; Summary; A taught course in character education; Pedagogy; Aristotelian elements; Evaluating character development; Evaluating and assessing a taught course in character education; Teaching character through curriculum subjects; Citizenship education; Computer Science; Design and technology; English and English Literature; Geography; History; Mathematics; Science.
- Physical educationNon-statutory subjects: PSHE and RE; Personal Social Health Education; Religious Education; Conclusion; Objectives reached; Questions for reflection; Chapter 6 Whole school approaches to character education ; Summary; Developing virtue literacy; Co- and extra-curricular activities; Case study: King's Leadership Academy, Warrington; Case study: Eton College; Civic engagement: service learning, youth social action and volunteering; Case study: East Norfolk Sixth Form College; Partnering with parents on character education; Role modelling; Dialogue; Conclusion.