Young People, Old Literature and Character Education in Icelandic Schools

Ólafur Páll Jónsson; Atli Harðarson; Þóra Björg Sigurðardóttir; Róbert Jack; Sigrún Sif Jóelsdóttir

doi:10.1080/00313831.2019.1659407

Young People, Old Literature and Character Education in Icelandic Schools

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Abstract

This paper is about the use of literary work for character education. It focuses on the following question: How can Laxdaela Saga be used as a vehicle of character education for teenagers? The answer is partially based on a review of literature from a neo-Aristotelian framework and Kantian conception of morality and partially on qualitative and quantitative data collected in three schools where Laxdaela Saga was taught for six weeks. The participating teachers found that an emphasis on moral issues was not a digression but supported them in teaching the story and helped the students understand it.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	212-225
Number of pages	14
Journal	Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research
Volume	65
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/00313831.2019.1659407
Publication status	Published - 2021

Bibliographical note

Funding Information: This work was supported by the Icelandic Centre for Research Fund under Grant 163230-051. We are grateful for the help and cooperation of the five teachers and their students who participated in the research. Without their cooperation, the current project would not have been impossible. We would also like to thank the researchers at the Jubilee Centre for their support and willingness to share their work with us, especially David Carr and Tom Harrison with whom we consulted before and during our research. Publisher Copyright: © 2019 Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research.

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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
SDG 4 Quality Education
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals

Other keywords

Icelandic Sagas
character education
moral virtues
moral vocabulary
teaching literature

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