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

• Main Authors: Jerome, Lee (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Kisby, Ben (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Pivot, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: Palgrave Studies in Young People and Politics
• Subjects: Educational policy.; Education and state.; Great Britain-Politics and government.; Social groups.; Family.; Public policy.; Citizenship-Sociological aspects.; Political philosophy.; Educational Policy and Politics.; British Politics.; Sociology of Family, Youth and Aging.; Public Policy.; Sociology of Citizenship.; Political Philosophy.

'This is a provocative indictment of the character education movement that deconstructs its invidious content: indoctrination that denies socio-economic poverty, human rights and solidarity in a message of anti-political individualism. Character education is a clear and present danger for schoo...

Table of Contents:

• 1 Introduction
• 2 Theorising Character Education
• 3 Character Education in Historical Context
• 4 The Jubilee Centre's Character Education Teaching Resources
• 5 There Case Studies of Character Education in Practice
• 6 Character Education or Citizenship Education?
• 7 Conclusion
• Index.