In this collection of reflections on character, members of the Jubilee Centre team and its affiliates offer research-informed perspectives on the importance and relevance of character education in contemporary society.
The AI Era Could Be Character Education’s Defining Moment
Artificial intelligence (AI) might be good for advocates of character education. For many readers, this will feel like a provocative claim. I am not suggesting that AI is necessarily good for character formation. On the contrary, it introduces a whole new set of ethical risks
Seeing the Trees Through the Wood: Character Education, Liberalism, and Classroom Practice
Professor Tom Harrison and Rachael Bushby The Importance of Praxis We have learnt, from our time working in universities, that academics love a good debate. This is a vital aspect of the role: to challenge assumptions, ask difficult questions, debate concepts and language, and analyse competing philosophical and theoretical foundations. Such debates are prevalent
Why Values Are Not Enough
This article is about practical wisdom, virtue, and the problem with modern advice about living well. We are often told to live by our values. Therapists ask clients to clarify them. Coaches invite people to align with them. Schools display them on walls. Organisations print
Striving for Excellence in the Age of AI
As with many universities, the motto of the University of Birmingham is in Latin: per ardua ad alta. Adopted as part of the university’s original coat of arms 125 years ago, it remains in use today. While it can be translated in several ways, most
Virtue Insight Blog
Conversations on Character
Back before 2023, ‘Virtue Insight’ was used to post the thoughts and reflections of the staff of the Jubilee Centre and invited contributors on matters that are close to our hearts and to the work that we are undertaking across the field of character and virtues. It also took the temperature of the public, social-media and academic discourse on character and character education and provided a response when necessary.
Although this blog has now been replaced with the ‘Reflections on Character’ series, the posts can still be viewed using the button below.