The Formation of Character in Education

From Aristotle to the 21st Century
1. Auflage 2019
ISBN: 978-0-367-20602-4
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 252 Seiten, Format (B × H): 163 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 502 g

The Formation of Character: From Aristotle to the 21st Century offers an introduction to the foundations, practices, policies and issues of character formation historically. Following a chronological order, it charts the idea of character formation in the Western tradition by critically examining its precursors, origins, development, meanings and uses.

The book is based on the premise that current conditions and debates around character formation cannot be fully understood without knowledge of the historical background. It introduces many of the debates character formation has generated in order to offer different perspectives and possibilities and uses Aristotle as a lens to gain a better understanding of some of these positions, particularly the theoretical goals of character formation. Chapters explore character education from the classical period through the medieval, early modern, enlightenment and Victorian eras to 20th century influences, ending with a discussion of contemporary policies and themes relating to character education.

This book will appeal to academics, researchers, and post-graduate students in the fields of character and virtue education as well as the history of education.

Zielgruppe

Academic and Postgraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Arthur, James

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik Geschichte der Pädagogik, Richtungen in der Pädagogik
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik Philosophie der Erziehung, Bildungstheorie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Definitions and Models of Character. Section 1. Foundations. 2. Classical. 3. Medieval. 4. Early Modern. 5. Enlightenment. Section 2. Practices. 6. The English Public School. 7. Victorian Character Formation. 8. Twentieth Century Influences on Character Formation. Section 3. Policies and Issues. 9. Contemporary Policies and Themes. 10. Conclusion.

Über Autor(innen)

James Arthur is Professor of Education and Civic Engagement and Director of the Jubilee Centre for Character and Virtues at the University of Birmingham, UK.