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David Ian Walker – Journal of Moral Education, 2024
In this article I develop ideas for supporting character education through sociology and virtue ethics philosophy. A combination of Pierre Bourdieu's theory of habitus together with (neo) Aristotelian virtue ethics philosophy is used to promote a critical form of character education--one that accents the individual as well as the social context…
Descriptors: Values Education, Moral Values, Moral Development, Ethics
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Zibo Lin; Hanyang Lu – History of Education, 2025
As the ideological pillar of modern Japan's imperial system, the Imperial Rescript on Education was profoundly imprinted on Japan's modern education. But, in fact, multiple alternative proposals for developing modern education were put forth in the mid-Meiji period. One such proposal was the ethics ("rinri") education promoted by the…
Descriptors: Ethics, Educational History, Teaching Methods, Moral Values
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Orla McCormack; Joanne O'Flaherty; Seamus Conboy – Journal of Beliefs & Values, 2024
The role of schools in developing values is internationally recognised, with many systems grappling to identify and embed values in schools. Within an Irish context, the Education Act (1998) frames values from the perspective of 'characteristic spirit', giving responsibility to boards of management to uphold the characteristic spirit as…
Descriptors: School Role, Moral Values, Moral Development, Educational Legislation