LibGuides: Bibliographies of CJ Koh Professors in Education: 15th CJ Koh Professor in Education

Professor James Arthur: A Select Bibliography

This bibliography was compiled in conjunction with the 15th CJ Koh Professorial Public Lecture in 2023. Access to licensed resources is only available to NIE staff and students.

Professor James Arthur is the Director of the Jubilee Centre for Character and Virtues, University of Birmingham, specialising in the relationship between theory and practice in education, particularly in character, vitues, citizenship, and religion. He has numerous honorary tiltles and fellowships, including Honorary Professor of the University of Glasgow and Honorary Research Fellow in the University of Oxford. He previously held leadership positions as Head of the School of Education and Deputy Pro-Vice-Chancellor. He also chaired the national Society for Educational Studies and served on various government educational committees, including the Step Up to Serve Advisory Council chaired by HRH the Prince of Wales (2013-2020).

Source: https://www.jubileecentre.ac.uk/media/news/article/6962/Director-Appointed-15th-CJ-Koh-Professor

Books

Arthur, J. (n.d.). Parents and character in the early years of education: Parents as first educators. University of Birmingham, Jubilee Centre for Character and Virtues.

Arthur, J. (n.d.). The return to virtue: Some reflections. University of Birmingham, Jubilee Centre for Character and Virtues.

Arthur, J. (2003). Education with character: The moral economy of schooling. Routledge.

Arthur, J. (2013). Citizens of character: New directions in character and values education. Andrews UK Ltd.

Arthur, J. (2014). Being of good character. University of Birmingham, Jubilee Centre for Character and Virtues.

Arthur, J. (2018). Policy entrepreneurship in education: Engagement, influence and impact. Routledge.

Arthur, J. (2019). The formation of character in education: From Aristotle to the 21st century. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429262463

Arthur, J. (2021). A Christian education in the virtues: Character formation and human flourishing. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003141877

Arthur, J. (Ed.). (2019). Virtues in the public sphere: Citizenship, civic friendship and duty. Routledge.

Arthur, J., & Bailey, R. (2000). Schools and community: The communitarian agenda in education. Falmer Press.

Arthur, J., & Bohlin, K. E. (Eds.). (2005). Citizenship and higher education: The role of universities in communities and society. RoutledgeFalmer.

Arthur, J., Cleverdon, J., Morgan, N., O'Shaughnessy, J., & Seldon, A. (2020). Educating for a characterful society: Responsibility and the public good. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003107811

Arthur, J., & Cremin, H. (2012). Debates in citizenship education. Routledge.

Arthur, J., Crick, R. D., Samuel, E., Wilson, K., & McGettrick, B. (2006). Character education: The formation of virtues and dispositions in 16-19 year olds with particular reference to the religious and spiritual. Canterbury Christ Church University; University of Bristol; John Templeton Foundation.

Arthur, J., & Davies, I. (Eds.). (2010). The Routledge education studies reader. Routledge.

Arthur, J., & Davies, I. (Eds.). (2010). The Routledge education studies textbook. Routledge.

Arthur, J., Davies, I., & Hahn, C. (Eds.). (2008). The SAGE handbook of education for citizenship and democracy. SAGE.

Arthur, J., Davies, I., Wrenn, A., Haydn, T., & Kerr, D. (2001). Citizenship through secondary history. RoutledgeFalmer.

Arthur, J., Davison, J., & Lewis, M. (2005). Professional values and practice: Achieving the standards for QTS. RoutledgeFalmer.

Arthur, J., Davison, J., & Moss, J. (1997). Subject mentoring in the secondary school. Routledge.

Arthur, J., Davison, J., & Stow, W. (2000). Social literacy, citizenship education and the national curriculum. RoutledgeFalmer.

Arthur, J., Fullard, M., Watts, P., & Moller, F. (2018). Character perspectives of student teachers: Initial insights. University of Birmingham, Jubilee Centre for Character and Virtues.

Arthur, J., Gearon, L., & Sears, A. (2010). Education, politics and religion: Reconciling the civil and the sacred in education. Routledge.

Arthur, J., Harding, R., & Godfrey, R. (2009). Citizens of character: The values and character dispositions of 14-16 year-olds in the Hodge Hill Constituency. University of Birmingham; Canterbury Christ Church University.

Arthur, J., Harrison, T., & Taylor, E. (2015). Building character through youth social action: Research report. University of Birmingham, Jubilee Centre for Character and Virtues.

Arthur, J., & Kristjánsson, K. (2022). Harnessing wisdom to slay the dragons of modernity: Review of A time for wisdom by McLaughlin and McMinn. University of Birmingham, Jubilee Centre for Character and Virtues.

Arthur, J., & Kristjánsson, K. (2022). Some clarifications on ‘character sought’ as an essential part of character education. University of Birmingham, Jubilee Centre for Character and Virtues.

Arthur, J., Kristjánsson, K., Harrison, T., Sanderse, W., & Wright, D. (2016). Teaching character and virtue in schools. Routledge.

Arthur, J., Kristjánsson, K., & Thoma, S. (2016). Is grit the magic elixir of good character? Some reflections on Angela Duckworth’s new book, GRIT: The power of passion and perseverance. University of Birmingham, Jubilee Centre for Character and Virtues.

Arthur, J., Kristjánsson, K., Thomas, H., Holdsworth, M., Confalonieri, L. B., & Qiu, T. (2014). Virtuous character for the practice of law. University of Birmingham, Jubilee Centre for Character and Virtues.

Arthur, J., Kristjánsson, K., Walker, D., Sanderse, W., Jones, C., Curren, R., & Roberts, M. (2015). Character education in UK schools: Research report. University of Birmingham, Jubilee Centre for Character and Virtues.

Arthur, J., O’Shaughnessy, J., & Earl, S. (2018). Character and attainment: Does character make the grade? (Rev. ed.). University of Birmingham, Jubilee Centre for Character and Virtues.

Arthur, J., & Peterson, A. (Eds.). (2012). The Routledge companion to education. Routledge.

Arthur, J., & Phillips, R. (Eds.). (2000). Issues in history teaching. Routledge.

Carr, D., Arthur, J., & Kristjánsson, K. (Eds.). (2017). Varieties of virtue ethics. Palgrave Macmillan.

Coe, R., Waring, M., Hedges, L. V., & Arthur, J. (2017). Research methods and methodologies in education (2nd ed.). Sage.

Cremin, T., & Arthur, J. (Eds.). (2014). Learning to teach in the primary school (3rd ed.). Routledge.

Earl, S., & Arthur, J. (2018). Character and academic attainment: Does character education matter? University of Birmingham, Jubilee Centre for Character and Virtues.

Haydn, T., Arthur, J., & Hunt, M. (2001). Learning to teach history in the secondary school: A companion to school experience. RoutledgeFalmer.

Peterson, A., & Arthur, J. (2021). Ethics and the good teacher: Character in the professional domain. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429320699

Peterson, A., & Arthur, J. (2022). Viewing social emotional learning through a character education lens. University of Birmingham, Jubilee Centre for Character and Virtues.

Peterson, A, Arthur, J., & Varghese, J. (2021). Ethics and the good nurse: Character in the professional domain. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003146308

Peterson, A., Hattam, R., Zembylas, M., & Arthur, J. (2016). The Palgrave international handbook of education for citizenship and social justice. Palgrave Macmillan.

Wright, M., & Arthur, J. (Eds.). (2010). Leadership in Christian higher education. Andrews UK.

Book Chapters

Arthur, J. (2017). Secular education and religion. In P. Zuckerman & J. R. Shook (Eds.), The Oxford handbook of secularism (pp. 401-416). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199988457.013.25

Arthur, J. (2008). Christianity, citizenship and democracy. In J. Arthur, I. Davies, & C. Hahn (Eds.), The SAGE handbook of education for citizenship and democracy (pp. 305-313). SAGE Publications Ltd.

Arthur, J., (2002). Roman Catholic schools. In L. Gearon (Ed.), Education in the United Kingdom: Structures and organisations (pp. 135-145). Routledge. https://ntu-sp.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/65NTU_INST/2p4ump/alma991016601172705146

Arthur, J., & Davison, J. (2002). Experiential learning, social literacy and the curriculum. In D. Scott & H. Lawson (Eds.), Citizenship education and the curriculum (pp. 27-44). Ablex.

Davison, J., & Arthur, J. (2000). Education and citizenship. In C. Matheson & D. Matheson (Eds.), Educational issues in the learning age, (pp. 48-62). Bloomsbury Publishing.

Journal Articles

Arthur, J. (2015) Extremism and neo-liberal education policy: A contextual critique of the Trojan Horse affair in Birmingham schools. British Journal of Educational Studies, 63(3), 311-328. https://doi.org/10.1080/00071005.2015.1069258

Arthur, J. (2016). Convergence on policy goals: Character education in East Asia and England. Journal of International Comparative Education, 5(2), 59-71.

Arthur, J. (2017). The first modern university: The University of Birmingham. British Journal of Educational Studies, 65(2), 183-200. https://doi.org/10.1080/00071005.2016.1227426

Arthur, J. (2019). Christianity and the character education movement 1897-1914. History of Education, 48(1), 60-76. https://doi.org/10.1080/0046760X.2018.1506049

Arthur, J., Earl, S. R., Thompson, A. P., & Ward, J. W. (2019). The value of character-based judgement in the professional domain. Journal of Business Ethics, 196, 293–308. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-019-04269-7

Arthur, J., Kristjánsson, K., & Vogler, C. (2021). Seeking the good in education through a positive conception of social justice. British Journal of Educational Studies, 69(1), 101-117. https://doi.org/10.1080/00071005.2020.1724259

Arthur, J., Powell, S., & Lin, H.-C. (2014). Foundations of character: Methodological aspects of a study of character development in three- to six-year-old children with a focus on sharing behaviours. European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 22(1), 105-122.

Walker, D. I., Thoma, S. J., & Arthur, J. (2021). Assessing ethical reasoning among junior British army officers using the Army Intermediate Concept Measure (AICM). Journal of Military Ethics, 20(1), 2-20. https://doi.org/10.1080/15027570.2021.1895965