Table of Contents

1 Wisdom in the Craft of Teaching 2 What is ‘Character Education’? 3 Digging Deeper into the Purpose and Meaning of Character and Character Education 4 How does Children’s Moral Character Develop? 5 Classroom-Based Approaches to Character Education 6 Whole School Approaches to Character Education 7 How Can We Measure Virtue and Evaluate Programmes of Character Education? 8 Character Education Books, Papers and Resources 9 Primary and Secondary Sample Lessons

About the Author

James Arthur is Professor of Education, Deputy Pro Vice Chancellor (staffing) and Director of the Jubilee Centre for Character and Virtues at the University of Birmingham, UK.

Kristján Kristjánsson is Deputy Director at the Jubilee Centre for Character and Virtues and Professor of Character Education and Virtue Ethics at the University of Birmingham, UK.

Tom Harrison is Director of Education at the Jubilee Centre for Character and Virtues at the University of Birmingham, UK.

Wouter Sanderse is Associate Professor of Teachers' Professional Ethics at Fontys University of Applied Sciences, Tilburg, the Netherlands and a former Research Fellow at the Jubilee Centre for Character and Virtues at the University of Birmingham, UK.

Daniel Wright is Deputy Head (Staff), St George's College, Weybridge and formally a Research Associate at the Jubilee Centre for Character and Virtues at the University of Birmingham, UK.