Educating Character Through Stories

David Carr · Tom Harrison

2015年1月 · Andrews UK Limited

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175

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評分和評論未經驗證瞭解詳情

關於本電子書

What could be the point of teaching such works of bygone cultural and literary inheritance as Cervantes' Don Quixote and Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice in schools today? This book argues that the narratives and stories of such works are of neglected significance and value for contemporary understanding of human moral association and character. However, in addition to offering detailed analysis of the moral educational potential of these and other texts, the present work reports on a pioneering project, recently pursued by the Jubilee Centre for Character and Virtues, concerned precisely with the use of these and other stories for moral and character education in schools. The success of the 'Knightly Virtues' project is an inspiring story in its own right and should therefore be of enormous interest to all schools, teachers and parents rightly concerned with this all-important aspect of their children's educational development.

關於作者

David Carr is Professor of Ethics and Education at the Jubilee Centre for Character and Virtues at the University of Birmingham and Emeritus Professor at the University of Edinburgh. He is the author of three books and numerous philosophical and educational papers and editor or co-editor of several major collections of essays on philosophy and ethics of education. Tom Harrison is the Deputy Director in charge of development projects at the Jubilee Centre for Character and Virtues at the University of Birmingham. He specialises in research and development programmes relating to character and citizenship education.