The National Heritage Academies charter school network educates more than 59,000 students across its 80-plus schools in nine states. While it might be one of those much-maligned for-profit operators, ...

Psychologists at the University of Toronto have found that we begin to make moral character judgments as early as 12 months ...

Often character is discussed as the core component of oneself, representing values and actions void of social context. However, in the absence of all else, moral integrity is meaningless. The trope of ...

In recent years, interest in moral character has grown, as has its role in promoting ethical behavior within organizations. Yet we know little about the ways moral character manifests in observable ...

Suggested Citation: "2 What Is Character? Moving Beyond Definitional Differences." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2017. Approaches to the Development of Character: ...

“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” -Will Durant Aristotle believed that many things were needed for optimal moral development, but one of the most important ...

“A cadet will not lie, cheat or steal, nor tolerate those who do,” are words to live by within the Cadet Honor Code meant to cultivate the moral-ethical expectations of the future leaders of character ...