"There is widespread agreement that schools should contribute to the moral development and character formation of their students. In fact, 80% of US states currently have mandates regarding character education. However, the pervasiveness of the?support for moral and character ed…
Around the world, the landscape of Higher Education is increasingly shaped by discourses of employability, rankings, and student satisfaction. Under these conditions, the role of universities in preparing students for all facets of life, and to contribute to the public good, is …
"Each person is uniquely shaped throughout their life by many significant dimensions. Understanding Human Development introduces you to new ways of understanding these many dimensions and how they interact to influence human adaptation and coping across the lifespan. Now in its …
Understanding human development
A multidimensional approach to understanding the complexities of human behaviour and development across the lifespan. New to this edition: heavily revised content reflects recent developments in social work and human development, new three-part structure allows for easy navigati…
"Each person is uniquely shaped throughout their life by many significant dimensions. Understanding Human Development introduces you to new ways of understanding these many dimensions and how they interact to influence human adaptation and coping across the lifespan. Now in its …
The Science of Character' makes a bold new claim for the power of the literary by showing how Victorian novelists used fiction to theorize how character forms.0 In 1843, the Victorian philosopher John Stuart Mill called for the establishment of a new science, "the science of the…
"In 1843, the Victorian political theorist John Stuart Mill outlined a new science, "the science of the formation of character." Although Mill's proposal failed as scientific practice, S. Pearl Brilmyer shows that it survived in the work of Victorian novelists, who cultivated a …
"In 1843, the Victorian political theorist John Stuart Mill outlined a new science, 'the science of the formation of character.' Although Mill's proposal failed as scientific practice, S. Pearl Brilmyer shows that it survived in the work of Victorian novelists, who cultivated a …
The Science of Character makes a bold new claim for the power of the literary by showing how Victorian novelists used fiction to theorize how character forms. In 1843, the Victorian philosopher John Stuart Mill called for the establishment of a new science, "the science of the f…