Books in the Routledge Research in Character and Virtue Education series

The Theory and Practice of Virtue Education offers the reader a comprehensive and authoritative account of both the theoretical and practical complexities of virtue ethics in education and beyond. This practical approach is further evidenced in the final section, where individual virtues are discussed.

Cultivating Moral Character and Virtue in Professional Practice is a pioneering collection of essays focused on the place of character and virtue in professional practice.

Virtues in the Public Sphere features seventeen essays by experts from a variety of different perspectives on the broad theme of virtue in the public sphere.

Cultivating Moral Character and Virtue in Professional Practice is a pioneering collection of essays focused on the place of character and virtue in professional practice.

The Theory and Practice of Virtue Education offers the reader a comprehensive and authoritative account of both the theoretical and practical complexities of virtue ethics in education and beyond. This practical approach is further evidenced in the final section, where individual virtues are discussed.

This book explores questions about the locality versus the universality of virtues from a number of theoretical and practical perspectives.

Virtues in the Public Sphere features seventeen essays by experts from a variety of different perspectives on the broad theme of virtue in the public sphere.

This volume seeks to advance the discussion of character education at the level of the university, addressing the varying ways in which the reading of core texts contributes to the development of character of students and teachers in higher education.

Virtues and Virtue Education in Theory and Practice explores questions about the locality versus the universality of virtues from a number of theoretical and practical perspectives. Written by leading international scholars in the field, it considers the relevance of these debates for the practice of virtue and character education.This volume brings together experts from education, philosophy, and psychology to consider how different disciplines might learn from each other and how insights from theory and practice can be integrated. It shows that questions about virtue relativity or universality have not only theoretical significance but also important practical ramifications. The chapters explore different complexities of virtue ethics and different approaches to nurturing virtue and beyond, questioning how well virtues travel across geographical and cultural borders.By examining the philosophical literature and making links between theory and practice in an original way, the book offers scholarly research-informed suggestions for practice. It will be of great interest to researchers and academics and students in educational philosophy, character education, ethics, and psychology.