1st Edition
Educating for Care and Virtue Development in Young Children Research Approaches in Ethics Education from the MelArete Project
Introduction – Theory and Practice of Ethical Education
Part I – Theoretical Framework
1. The Human Condition and the Priority of Care (Luigina Mortari)
2. Searching for the Good and Caring for the Virtues (Luigina Mortari)
3. Ethics of Care (Luigina Mortari)
4. Virtue Ethics (Luigina Mortari)
5. Virtue Education and Care Theory (Luigina Mortari)
6. Activities and Instruments for Educating to Virtues (Luigina Mortari)
7. The Manifesto of Care (Luigina Mortari)
Part II – The Educational Programme And The Research For Children
8. From the Theory to the in Field-Research: Ethics, Instruments and Method (Luigina Mortari)
9. Melarete - An Educational and Research Project (Marco Ubbiali)
10. Dialoguing on Fundamental Ethical Concepts: The Socratic Conversation on Good and Care in Kindergarten (Marco Ubbiali)
11. Reflecting on the Essence and Learning of Virtues: Explorative Activities in Primary School (Federica Valbusa)
12. Reasoning on Ethical Dilemmas: Vignettes on Justice in Primary School (Marco Ubbiali)
13. Discussing on Virtues: The Game of Respect in Kindergarten (Marco Ubbiali)
14. Reflecting on Virtuous Actions: Diaristic Writing in Primary School (Federica Valbusa)
Conclusion – A Theory-Driven Programme and an Evidence-Based Theory (Luigna Mortari, Marco Ubbiali and Federica Valbusa)
Biography
Luigina Mortari is Professor at the University of Verona (Italy) where she teaches Philosophy of care at the Department of Human Sciences and Epistemology of the qualitative research at the School of Medicine.
