• Fernández González, M. J., & Akrivou, K.  (2024). The ‘person of moral growth’: A model of moral development based on personalist virtue ethics. Cogent Education 11(1). http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/2331186X.2024.2418785 
     
  • Fernández González, M. J., & Surikova, S. (2024). A longitudinal study on the development of moral character in early adolescents: Intermediate results. Proceedings of the 17th International Scientific Conference “Rural Environment. Education. Personality – REEP 2024”, pp. 78-86, 10th May 2024. Jelgava: Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies, Faculty of Engineering, Institute of Education and Home Economics https://doi.org/10.22616/REEP.2024.17.008 https://lbtufb.lbtu.lv/conference/REEP/2024/Latvia_REEP_2024_proceedings_No17_online.pdf
     
  • Fernández González, M. J., Mūrnieks, A., Vējiņš, R., Sidorova, A., & Elksne, G. (2024). Teachers’ motivations, beliefs, and expectations regarding moral education in upper secondary education. Proceedings of the International Scientific Conference “Society. Integration. Education”. Volume I, May 24th, 2024 (pp. 405-413). Rezekne, Latvia: Rezekne Academy of Technologies. https://doi.org/10.17770/sie2024vol1.7904 https://journals23.rta.lv/index.php/SIE/article/view/7904/6664
     
  • Fernández González, M. J., Surikova, S., & Balandīna, B. (2024). Dynamics of primary school pupils’ orientation to moral growth: a longitudinal study. In: L. Daniela (2024), Human, technologies and quality of education - 2024. Proceedings of scientific papers, pp. 215-225. Riga: Latvijas Universitāte. https://doi.org/10.22364/htqe.2024.17
     
  • Fernández González, M. J. (2024). Current Challenges and Opportunities for Character Education in Latvia. In V. Fernández, T. Harrison, K. Kristjánsson, R. Bernhard (Eds.), Character education in Europe: challenges and opportunities (pp. 111-123). McGraw Hill. https://books.google.com/books?id=Y-kFEQAAQBAJ
     
  • Fernández González, M. J., Maslo, I., & Surikova, S. (2024). Understandings of character education and virtue education in Latvia: Insights from school practitioners’ narratives. In V. Fernández, T. Harrison, K. Kristjánsson, R. Bernhard (Eds.), Character education in Europe: challenges and opportunities (pp 205-222). McGraw Hill. https://books.google.com/books?id=Y-kFEQAAQBAJ
  • Maslo, I., Fernández González, M. J., & Surikova, S. (2023). Comprehension of character education and virtue education in Latvia: Analysis and synthesis of school actors’ views. Journal of Moral Education 53(3), 501–518. https://doi.org/10.1080/03057240.2023.2236800
     
  • Fernández González, M. J., Mūrnieks, A., Keiša, P. M., & Elksne, G. (2023). Student teachers’ insights about a curriculum for moral education in secondary education. In: L. Daniela (2022), Human, technologies and quality of education - 2023. Proceedings of scientific papers, pp. 84-102. Riga: Latvijas universitāte. https://doi.org/10.22364/htqe.2023.06
     
  • Fernández González, M. J., & Surikova, S. (2023). Early adolescents’ beliefs about the development of their moral character: The case of Latvia. Proceedings of the 16th International Scientific Conference “Rural Environment. Education. Personality -REEP 2023” Volume 16, pp. 104-111, 12th-13th May 2023. Jelgava: Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies, Faculty of Engineering, Institute of Education and Home Economics. https://doi.org/10.22616/REEP.2023.16.012 https://lbtufb.lbtu.lv/conference/REEP/2023/Latvia_REEP_2023_proceedings_No16_online.pdf
  • Fernández González, M. J. (2020). Assessment of a pilot programme for supporting principals’ leadership for character education in Latvian schools. Master thesis submitted in partial requirement of MA in Character Education. Jubilee Centre for character and virtues, University of Birmingham. (https://dspace.lu.lv/dspace/handle/7/52875)
     
  • Surikova, S., Pīgozne, T., Fernández González, M. J., & Stokenberga, I (2020). Understandings of Character and Virtue Education in Riga: Main Findings. Proceedings of the 13 th International Scientific Conference “Rural Environment. Education. Personality -REEP 2020” Volume 13, pp. 266-273, 8th - 9th May 2020. Jelgava: Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies, Faculty of Engineering, Institute of Education and Home Economics. https://doi.org/10.22616/REEP.2020.032
     
  • Fernández González, M. J., Pīgozne, T., Verdeja Muñiz, M., Säre, E., & Surikova, S. (2020). Designing a teacher training programme for character education: an international partnership. Proceedings of the International Scientific Conference “Society. Integration. Education”, May 22 nd – 23 rd , 2020. Volume V pp. 72-88. Rezekne, Latvia: Rezekne Academy of Technologies. http://dx.doi.org/10.17770/sie2020vol5.5171
     
  • Pīgozne, T., Surikova, S., & Fernández González, M. J. (2020). Adaptation of a teacher training programme for character education to Latvian context. In: L. Daniela (2019) Human, technologies and quality of education - 2020. Proceedings of scientific papers, pp. 7-18. Riga: Latvijas universitāte. ISBN 978-9934-18-623-3 doi.org/10.22364/htqe.2020.01
  • Fernández González, M. J. (2019). Character growth mindset enhancement in extracurricular activities: An international study. In: L. Daniela (Ed.). Proceedings of ATEE Spring conference 2019 “Innovations, technologies and research in education” (pp. 254-267). Latvia: University of Latvia Press. https://doi.org/10.22364/atee.2019.itre
     
  • Fernández González, M. J. Kestere, I. (2019). Legitimation of Virtue Education under Dictatorship: The Case of Soviet Latvia (from 1948 to 1985). Network 17 Histories of Education, Session 17 SES 01 A “Education in times of totalitarianism”. Proceedings of the ECER 2019, “Education in an Era of Risk – the Role of Educational Research for the Future”, 2 – 6 September 2019 at Universität Hamburg, Germany. https://eera-ecer.de/ecer-programmes/conference/24/contribution/47051/
     
  • Fernández González, M. J. (2019). Relational-Self-of-Virtue: Classical, Modern and Christian Perspectives in Moral Education. In: L. Daniela (2019) Human, technologies and quality of education. Proceedings of scientific papers (pp. 22-32). Rīga: Latvijas Universitātes Akadēmiskais apgāds. http://doi.org/10.22364/htqe.2019.02
     
  • Fernández González, M. J., Pīgozne, T., Surikova, S. and Vasečko, Ļ. (2019). Students’ and staff perceptions of vocational education institution heads’ virtues. Quality Assurance in Education, 28(1), 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1108/QAE-11-2018-0124


  • Fernández González, M. J. (2019). At the Heart of Virtue Growth: ‘Self-of-virtue’ and ‘Virtue identity’. Estudios sobre Educacion 36, 9-29. https://doi.org/10.15581/004.36.9-29.  
     

  • Fernández González, M. J. (2019). Legitimation of virtue education in teacher training discourse during soviet Latvia. Society. Integration. Education. Proceedings of the international scientific conference. Rezekne (Latvia) May 24-25, 2019 Volume 1, pp. 194-204. Latvia: Rēzeknes Tehnoloģiju akadēmija. http://dx.doi.org/10.17770/sie2019vol1.3916
  • Fernández González, M. J. (2018). Research-based reflections about character education: myths, challenges and international perspectives [Zinātniski pētniecisks skatījums uz rakstura audzināšanu: mīti, izaicinājumi un starptautiskās perspektīvas]. Society. Integration. Education. Proceedings of the international scientific conference. Rezekne (Latvia) May 25-26, 2018 Volume II, pp. 126-136. Latvia: Rēzeknes Augstskolas izdevniecība. http://dx.doi.org/10.17770/sie2018vol1.3133   
     
  • Fernández González, M. J., Pīgozne, T., Surikova, S., & Vasečko, L. (2018). Vocational education institution leaders’ virtues and educational leadership profile in Latvia: A personality perspective of education quality. In L. Daniela (2018) Human, Technologies and Quality of Education / Cilvēks, tehnoloģijas un izglītības kvalitāte, 203-222 lpp. Latvija: Latvijas universitātes akadēmiskais apgāds. https://www.apgads.lu.lv/fileadmin/user_upload/lu_portal/apgads/PDF/HTQEd_Daniela/18_Manuel_Fernandez_Gonzalez_01.pdf
     
  • Fernández González, M. J. (2018). Key note: Developing Pupils’ Transversal Competencies and Virtuous Character in the Music Classroom: a Neo-Aristotelian Approach. In:  R. Kanteruka (Ed). Program book of the European Association for Music in Schools international conference “Competences in Music Education”, March 14-17, 2018, Jelgava, Latvia., p. 28. https://eas-music.org/2018-jelgava-lv/keynotes/