The Rise of Character Education in Britain: Heroes, Dragons and the Myths of Character

Chapter 1. Introduction

The Structure of the Book

Notes

References

Chapter 2. Theorising Character Education

Introduction

Understanding Virtue Ethics

Problems with Virtue Ethics

Understanding Character Education

Problems with Character Education

Conclusion

References

Chapter 3. Character Education in Historical Context

Introduction

The Return of Character Education

The Character Education Policy Community

Conclusion

References

Chapter 4. The Jubilee Centre's Character Education Teaching Resources

Introduction

Conceptual issues

Historical issues

Moral issues

Political issues

Contextual issues

Conclusion

References

Chapter 5. Three Case Studies of Character Education in Practice

Introduction

Case Study 1 Military Ethos

Case Study 2 Rugby Values

Case Study 3 Narnian Virtues

Old Wine, New Bottles

Conclusion

References

Chapter 6. Character Education or Citizenship Education?

Introduction

Character as Self-Work

Back to Aristotle

Individual and Public Morality

Young People as Political Agents

Conclusion

References

Chapter 7. Conclusion

Summary of Key Points

Understanding Character Education in Context

The Symbolic Value of Character Education

The Devil in the Detail

References

Index