civic education in America’s public schools has erupted in response to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Broadly speaking, liberal approaches to civic education have emphasized the need to resist jingoism and to explore why America induces such hatred in certain parts of the world. By contrast, conservative responses to 9/11 have emphasized our national virtues and the need to defend...

Nine articles appear in this special issue of The Journal Moral Education. Each is the product a team multidisciplinary scholars who have researched topics related to self, virtue, and public life. essays bring fresh perspectives on civic virtues self studies that are conceptually grounded empirically informed. They fore novel ideas about what can count as virtue or enhance participation, for e...