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    • Open-mindedness in Three Dimensions 

      Higgins, Chris (2009)
      In this programmatic essay, I approach the question "What is open-mindedness?" through three more specific questions, each designed to foreground a distinct dimension along which the analysis of open-mindedness might ...
    • Teaching Virtue 

      Snow, Nancy; Beck, Scott (2018)
      Can virtue be taught? The question is a controversial one, harking back to Confucianism and the Platonic dialogues. We assume that virtue can be taught in the sense that teachers can influence character development in ...
    • Ten Myths About Character, Virtue and Virtue Education - Plus Three Well-Founded Misgivings 

      Kristjánsson, Kristján (2013-04-30)
      Initiatives to cultivate character and virtue in moral education at school continue to provoke sceptical responses. Most of those echo familiar misgivings about the notions of character, virtue and education in virtue – ...
    • Virtue, Practical Wisdom and Character in Teaching 

      Cooke, Sandra; Carr, David (2014-06)
      Recent reflection on the professional knowledge of teachers has been marked by a shift away from more reductive competence and skill-focused models of teaching towards a view of teacher expertise as involving complex ...