Research Projects

Foundations of Character – Developing Character and Values in the Early Years

Foundations of Character takes a deep and insightful look into character and values development during the ‘early years’ phase of education. It is commonly assumed that the influences on the early years of a child’slife are determinative for the future … Learn more →

Character in Transition – Consistency in Values: The Transition from Primary to Seconday School

Consistency in Values enquires into the nature of and changes in pupils’ understanding of values in the transitional phase of school from primary to secondary education. Pupils in this project include 10- and 11-year-olds in their final year of primary … Learn more →

Graduates of Character – Values and Character: Higher Education and Graduate Employment

Graduates of Character is the product of an empirical enquiry into the values, virtues, dispositions and attitudes of a sample of students and employees who volunteered to be involved. The research team sought host sites which would offer a diverse … Learn more →

Citizens of Character – The Values and Character Dispositions of 14-16 Year Olds in the Hodge Hill Constituency

Citizens of Character explores the attitudes, dispositions, and values of 14-16 year old students in a particular urban environment – the six schools of the Hodge Hill constituency in Birmingham – and the extent to which the education system and … Learn more →

Character Education in Schools and the Education of Teachers

The aim of this research was to explore student teacher’s attitudes towards character education and their experience of values and character education on their courses and in school. The main findings from the project are summarised below: Student teachers consider … Learn more →

Character Education – The Formation of Virtues and Dispositions in 16-19 Year Olds with particular reference to the religious and spiritual

The overall aims of the study were first to understand how 16-19 year old students understood the concepts of virtues and values and what they perceived to be the main influences on the formation of their own characters and second … Learn more →