2019
DOI: 10.1080/0305764x.2019.1590529
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Character education and the ‘priority of recognition’

Abstract: Character education and the 'priority of recognition' By Agnieszka Bates As part of a revival of interest in character education, English schools are required to teach the new 'three Rs': resilience, respect for 'fundamental British values' and responsibility for one's own well-being. School inspectors evaluate children's resilience, whilst the Department for Education has offered financial incentives to schools that 'instil' mental toughness and 'grit'. However, this approach may prove counterproductive becau… Show more

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“…The notion of character draws down theoretically from Aristotelian notions of human flourishing and moral virtues (Arthur et al, 2015), but it has also been operationalised in UK education policy generally (and attitudes to citizenship education in England more specifically) as a formula for inculcating citizens' motivation and productivity (cf. Bates, 2019).…”
Section: Iia Citizenship Education As a Contested Policymentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The notion of character draws down theoretically from Aristotelian notions of human flourishing and moral virtues (Arthur et al, 2015), but it has also been operationalised in UK education policy generally (and attitudes to citizenship education in England more specifically) as a formula for inculcating citizens' motivation and productivity (cf. Bates, 2019).…”
Section: Iia Citizenship Education As a Contested Policymentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The purpose of character education is to develop children as people who are insightful, caring individuals who prioritize justice, critical and intellectual thinking and individuals who use their best capacity to do their best and understand the purpose of life [23,24]. According to Bates Character education, it contributes to each individual in the "three Rs" of education -resilience, respect, and responsibility [25].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Normative characters include several aspects of personality, such as optimistic attitude, honesty, simplicity, fairness, and being able to manage emotions. Whereas the concept that was theorized by Thomas Lickona (2005), that character is a good behavior that is inherent in a person's personality includes knowledge, social care, and behavior based on values and norms in the community [20,25,28]. Specifically on the concept of Character Education for Early Childhood, moral development in children is in accordance to their age level.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Good character habituation instruction approaches at school encourage children to be selfish and increase positive emotions and are oriented towards moral performance, but ignore more holistic understanding, such as the philosophical of human needs and the moral viewpoints of others (Smeyers, Smith, & Standish, 2010). Bates (2019) in his research evaluates character education, English language schools, in the teaching of 3 kinds of characters, namely endurance, respect for basic values, and responsibility for personal well-being. However, this approach is considered counterproductive because it relies on teaching about good character traits and ignoring interpersonal relationships in which 'character' develops.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%