The Routledge International Handbook of Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Character Development, Volume II : Moderators, Threats, and Contexts (Paperback)

Section I: Moderators and Covariates of Character Development  1. Culturally Sensitive and Contextually Adapted Exemplars of Character Development: Implications for Reimagining Frameworks  2. The Role of Grit in Achievement and Resilience: A Comprehensive Review  3. Organizational Grit as a Cultural Perspective  4. Hope for the Future  5. Parenting as Panacea: Toward Generational Advancements of Early Character Virtues and Eventual Civic Responsibility  6. Resilience  7. Self-regulation: A Character Development Perspective;  Section II: Threats to Character Development  8. Can Exemplars Promote Character Development in the Wake of Adversity?  9. Why Good People Fail at Character: The Character Risk Model  10. What’s Wrong with the World Anyway? Psychological Origins of a Collective Failure of Humanity  11. Democratic Character and Virtues: Developmental Responses to Group Conflict and Oppression  12. Racism and Positive Youth Development; Section III: Contexts of Character Development  13. The Jubilee Centre for Character and Virtues  14. The Center for Character and Citizenship  15. The Center for Parent and Teen Communication at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia  16. The Institute for Applied Research in Youth Development: Understanding What Goes Right in the Lives of Youth  17. Institute for the Study of Human Flourishing: A Cautionary Tale  18. The Oxford Character Project  19. The Montclair State University Institute for Research on Youth Thriving and Evaluation  20. The Stanford Center on Adolescence  21. Wake Forest University’s Program for Leadership and Character: A Case Study  22. The Application of Character Measurement and Development within Organizations  23. International Development Agencies and Their Emerging Role in Adolescent Character Development: Reflections and Opportunities  24. International Faith-based Organizations: Integrating Science and Ideology  25. Children’s Media and Development: Interdisciplinary Approaches, Considerations, and Potential  26. Character Development in Youth Programs: Lessons from Developmental Science Research and Practice  27. Philanthropic Approaches to Character Development  28. The Templeton Philanthropies  29. Character First, then Pathway to Excellence: A Case Study of NPX Point Avenue K12 Education Programs in Hanoi, Vietnam  30. Intellectual Virtues Academy of Long Beach: Integrating Intellectual Virtues into the DNA of a School  31. A Developmental Journey: The Center for Character and Leadership Development at the United States Air Force Academy  32. Leaders of Character, The Coast Guard Academy Way  33. Building Trusted Army Professionals: Character Development at West Point  34. Leadership and Character Development at the U.S. Naval Academy;  Section IV: Conclusions and Implications  35. Character Virtue, Social Science, and Leadership: Consequences of Ignoring Practice  36. Progress, Challenges, and Promise in Understanding, Measuring, and Educating Character  37. Character Development: Then, Now, and Next