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What is Character? Virtue Ethics in Education

Dr Tom Harrison

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What is character education and why does it matter?
What is the philosophical basis for character education and what virtues constitute good character?
How can character be ‘caught’ in schools?
Why should character be taught in schools?

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8 hours

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FutureLearn

Institutions

University of Birmingham

The Jubilee Centre

Instructor

Dr Tom Harrison

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