Moral and Character Development in the Context of Slow Pedagogy

Abstract

Creating favourable conditions for one’s moral and character development, as key elements of one’s holistic development, is vital in contemporary pedagogy. Therefore, this paper offers a brief overview of different approaches to moral and character development: moral education, character education, and the process of moral competence development. Those approaches are further considered through the prism of one specific pedagogical theory, the so-called ‘slow pedagogy.’ From that point of view, the paper emphasizes the importance of ensuring time for deep learning experiences where students show curiosity, reflection, and collaboration and realize supportive relationships for learning. The paper aims to contribute to understanding slow pedagogy as one possible pedagogical framework which enables creating favourable conditions for holistic development of a moral individual who will be competent to plan his/her moral actions and act according to that plan in favour of the other in a humane and respectful way.