Ten Myths About Character, Virtue and Virtue Education - Plus Three Well-Founded Misgivings

British Journal of Educational Studies

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 269-287

  Kristjánsson, Kristján ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

character; character virtue education; virtue; virtue ethics

Indexed keywords

EID: 84883455037     PISSN: 00071005     EISSN: 14678527     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00071005.2013.778386     Document Type: Article

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