New open access paper in BERJ: Single-subject designs can help teachers, mentors, and coaches test whether character education interventions work for particular pupils in real contexts. Written with my MA Character Education students in mind. bera-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Press release from UoB on our exciting new paper! Higher academic progress in schools that have the Association for Character Education Quality Mark, based on their application of the Jubilee Centre Framework @uobedresearch.bsky.social @edreview.bsky.social www.birmingham.ac.uk/news/2026/ch...

My new book, Practical Wisdom Coaching: A Guide to Theory and Practice, came out yesterday and is now available via Amazon: amzn.eu/d/02JluKNH To celebrate, I have made a practical wisdom decision making tool available for free via my website: shanemcloughlin.co/resources

Exciting to see this test of the causal structure of our Neo-Aristotelian Phronesis Model. Really grateful for the multi-talented @hyeminhan.bsky.social

Most of academic life is the slow, steady grind that rarely announces itself. I mentioned two pieces of good news last week, and this month brought two more that I had not yet shared. I have written a reflection on all four, set against the reality of the quieter work beneath them. New blog:

Check out my latest blog, which tries to make some send of counterintuitive findings on the psychology of climate activism. "Dark Motives in Green Clothes: The Psychology of Climate Activism"

A new study led by one of my PhD students looks at the empirical rigour of character education studies and highlights key areas we might strengthen. Check out this blog with my key take-aways.

Reflecting on the events of today, and the academic ideas behind it “When you tear out a man’s tongue, you are not proving him a liar; you are only telling the world that you fear what he might say.” I am writing this tonight because I cannot sleep after the events of today. The image keeps…

The Easy Part is Over - talking myself through my deep discomfort with the marketing part of writing a book.

Latest blog: A short meditation on justice.

Book Update: Seven Chapters Complete, One to Go. This blog gives a sneak preview of what the chapters will be!

Hello everyone! Check out my new article on Practical Wisdom Coaching, which will function as a conceptual preview of my forthcoming book. 😊 *If* you read it and *if* like it, I hope you'll try it out in practice or do some research on it! explore.bps.org.uk/content/bpst....

My latest blog gives an update on how the writing process is going for my forthcoming book on Practical Wisdom Coaching :) I'm wrestling with a few things in terms of content and communication. If you're interested in the inner workings of my mind (which I stop short of recommending!), check it out!

New OA article: "Character education empirical research: A thematic review and comparative content analysis" Compares research focuses of 3 adjacent fields: 1. Character education 2. Moral education 3. Positive education Kudos to my PhD student, Peter Oldham. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Excited to organize this symposium on the validation & application (in moral development & business ethics edu) of the Short Phronesis Measure (@mcloughlin.bsky.social) for multifaceted practical wisdom! Hope to see you at the Association for Moral Education Conference in Tampere, Finland, Aug 7-9.

As many of you know, we recently published quite a long paper on Aristotle's "practical wisdom" (phronesis) and how to measure it. Here is a much shorter blog post on that paper!

Was Aristotle right about moral decision-making? Building a new empirical model of practical wisdom | PLOS ONE

PLOS ONE: Was Aristotle right about moral decision-making? Building a new empirical model of practical wisdom https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0317842

"Was Aristotle right about moral decision making? Building a new empirical model of practical wisdom" Really delighted to finally be able to share this beast of a paper. This is by far the best paper I have ever authored. Open access - check it out! 💪 journals.plos.org/plosone/arti....

Launched two modules today - "Research Methods in Character Education" and "Individual Differences and Learning". Ready to jump back into Semester 2 teaching. Got a new ducky door stop too - what should I call him? 🦆

My last blog of 2024, reflecting on what has quietly been an extraordinary year on a personal and professional level.

Fascinating article here in Nature about how a journal is paying its peer reviewers in cryptocurrency. Exciting that reviewers finally get paid, and that they're taking a progressive approach to it! www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Evidence-based practice in Education is often misunderstood due to the limitations in knowledge inherent in such a multi-disciplinary field. This week's blog looks at some common myths.

A short blog on the virtue of justice and its importance for the social contract, prompted by recent public discourse.

In my spare time, I wrote a book. "The Ethics of Blockchain: Navigating a New Era of Technology and Civic Responsibility". Completely free at the link below, if you're interested. #blockchain #bitcoin #ethereum #cryptoassets #crypto shanemcloughlin.co/books/

Therapy is vital, but it’s not the full story. Virtues like courage & compassion could help young people face anxiety & depression head-on—before crises emerge. 💡💙 #VirtuesForWellbeing #YouthResilience… http://shanemcloughlin.co/2024/11/27/character-education-and-childrens-mental-health/

Practical Wisdom for Modern Challenges Welcome to the freshly reimagined version of my online home! If you are here, I want to begin by saying thank you—it means a great deal. This site and blog represent a new chapter,… http://shanemcloughlin.co/2024/11/23/practical-wisdom-for-modern-challenges/

Great to see the Guardian covering this. There is this problematic idea developing in society that everyone would benefit from therapy, everyone should be having therapy, the more therapy the better… no. It can be brilliant, but it can also make things worse www.theguardian.com/society/2024...