Witte / Welker / Pickard The Impact of Education

on Character Formation, Ethics, and the Communication of Values in Late Modern Pluralistic Societies
1. Auflage 2022
ISBN: 978-3-374-07055-8
Verlag: Evangelische Verlagsanstalt
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Wasserzeichen (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 216 Seiten

This book investigates the impact of education on the formation of character, moral education and the communication of values in late modern pluralistic societies. Scholars from four continents and many different academic fields are involved. While the basic framework for the contributions is informed by Christian traditions, the disciplines cover a significant range, including theology, education, psychology, literature, anthropology, law, and business. This makes for a rich variety of thematic concentrations and perspectives. Readers will quickly sense that the educational foundations and trajectories of any given country are pervasive and have a significant reach into the fabric and shape of the society and its values, making education a barometer of the well-being of a people and their culture. The result is a volume that will inform, stimulate and challenge our understanding of the role of education in contemporary societies.

Contributions by Chung-Hyun Baik, Ashley Rogers Berner, David S. Cunningham, Joachim Funke, Charles L. Glenn, Robert W. Hefner, Darcia Narvaez, Stephen Pickard, Irene Pieper, Jo-Anne Reid, Heike Springhart, Anne W. Stewart, Michael Welker, and John Witte, Jr.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Witte, John

Welker, Michael

Pickard, Stephen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Content

Acknowledgements 7
Preface to the Series 9
Stephen Pickard: Introduction 13

Part One: Society, Values, and Character

Anne W. Stewart: What Has Solomon to Do with Google? Old Testament Wisdom Literature and the Mediation of Truth in Modern Pluralistic Societies 25
Robert W. Hefner: Character Socialization and Diversity in Modern Democracies Today 37
Joachim Funke: Character Formation from a Psychological Point of View Search for Values, Search for Sinn 47
Charles L. Glenn: Civic Norms and Distinctive Convictions: Finding the Right Balance 59

Part Two: National Contexts

John Witte Jr.: Restoring the Value(s) of Religion in American Public Education 89
Heike Springhart: Stabilizing Continuity and Transforming Spirituality: Germany’s Democratization after 1945 as an Example of the Impact of Education on Character Formation, the Communication of Values, and the Breakdown of Totalitarianism 107
Jo-Anne Reid: School Education in Australia: Building Character and Reforming the Nation 123
Chung-Hyun Baik: An Analysis of the Impact of the Korean Education System on the Character, Ethics, and Values of Koreans and Its Implications for Late Modern Pluralistic Societies 147
Ashley Berner: Public Education and Moral Formation in the United States: A View from the Early Twenty-First Century 155

Part Three: Emerging Themes

David S. Cunningham: Vocational Exploration as Character Formation: A New Direction for Higher Education 173
Irene Pieper: Character Formation and Literarische Bildung: Aims and Potentials in Literature Education 187
Darcia Narvaez: Resetting Baselines for an Earth-Centered Moral Education 201

Contributors 215