Certificate of Achievement
has completed the following course:
What is Character? Virtue Ethics in Education
University of Birmingham and The Jubilee Centre
This online course explored important questions about character education and how it contributes to individual and societal flourishing.
2 weeks, 4 hours per week
Dr Tom Harrison
Director of Education, Jubilee Centre for Character and Virtues
University of Birmingham
Transcript
Learning outcomes
- Develop an understanding of what character education is and and how it can be the basis of individual and societal flourishing
- Evaluate the philosophical basis for character education
- Identify and define the virtues that constitute good character
- Demonstrate the ability to distinguish between how character can be both caught and taught in educational settings
- Apply and implement key approaches to developing character in young people
- Discuss the implications of what you have learned during this course in relation to your own environment and/or current affairs
Syllabus
Week 1: An Introduction to Character Education
- What is character education and why does it matter?
- What is the philosophical basis for character education and what virtues constitute good character?
Week 2: Character Education in Practice
- How can character be ‘caught’ in schools?
- Why should character be taught in schools?
Issued on 27th January 2017
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