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Learning for Life: Moral Education Theory and Practice » Read Now
by Andrew Garrod. 274 pgs.

Collections: Education, Entire Library

There is a growing consensus in society on the need for schools and colleges to address the issue of moral education, despite argument over the philosophy and psychology that should guide it and the practice that should characterize it. This compilation is reflective of the cognitive developmental...
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There is a growing consensus in society on the need for schools and colleges to address the issue of moral education, despite argument over the philosophy and psychology that should guide it and the practice that should characterize it. This compilation is reflective of the cognitive developmental approach associated primarily with Lawrence Kohlberg and his colleagues, and includes recent theoretical writing on moral education. Some topics addressed are the ethic of care; accounts of moral education programs in the classroom and on the athletic field; and discussions of democratic governance in schools.
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Moral Education: Theory and Application » Read Now
by Marvin W. Berkowitz, Fritz Oser. 476 pgs.

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...Dentistry has illustrated how an educational psychologist, Dr. Bebeau...psychological theory and research to characterize the variables and processes...collecting...
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The Death of Character: Moral Education in an Age without Good or Evil » Read Now
by James Davison Hunter. 340 pgs.

Collections: Education, Entire Library

The Death of Character is a broad historical, sociological, and cultural inquiry into the moral life and moral education of young Americans based upon a huge empirical study of the children themselves. The children's thoughts and concerns -- expressed here in their own words -- shed a whole new...
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The Death of Character is a broad historical, sociological, and cultural inquiry into the moral life and moral education of young Americans based upon a huge empirical study of the children themselves. The children's thoughts and concerns -- expressed here in their own words -- shed a whole new light on what we can expect from moral education. Targeting new theories of education and the prominence of psychology over moral instruction, Hunter analyzes the making of a new cultural narcissism.
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Character Education: A Book Guide for Teachers, Librarians, and Parents » Read Now
by Sharron L. Mcelmeel. 228 pgs.

Collections: Education, Entire Library
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Character Education: Who Is Responsible?, in Journal of Instructional Psychology » Read Now
by Donna R. Anderson. 4 pgs.

Collections: Education, Psychology, Entire Library

...Character Education: Who Is Responsible? by Donna R. Anderson Character education is not a quick-fix program; it is...therefore, the teacher is central to character...
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The Rehabilitation of Virtue: Foundations of Moral Education » Read Now
by Robert T. Sandin. 286 pgs.

Collections: Education, Entire Library

This book proposes an approach to values education centered on an analysis of the relationship between thinking and valuing. It also focuses on strategies for nurturing the capacity for sustained, disciplined, and informed reflection on the issues of moral decision and religious belief. It contends...
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This book proposes an approach to values education centered on an analysis of the relationship between thinking and valuing. It also focuses on strategies for nurturing the capacity for sustained, disciplined, and informed reflection on the issues of moral decision and religious belief. It contends that there is an urgent need for education at the present time to effect a return to the traditional ideals of intellectual and moral virtue. Sandin's central tenet is that the methods of disciplinary and interdisciplinary scholarship are applicable--and indispensable--to the formation of responsible moral judgments.
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The Centrality of Character Education, in School Administrator » Read Now
by Paul D. Houston. 3 pgs.

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...The Centrality of Character Education. by PAUL D. HOUSTON...civility as possible solutions. Character education and the teaching of values has...communitarian movement...
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Connecting the Ethics of Teaching and Moral Education, in Journal of Teacher Education » Read Now
by Elizabeth Campbell. 9 pgs.

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...interest in moral education or character education (Beck, 1990; Chazan, 1985...accompanied by support for formal character education or not, has been fueled in...devoted to...
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Teaching Character Education to Students with Behavioral and Learning Disabilities through Mentoring Relationships, in Education & Treatment of Children » Read Now
by Howard S. Muscott, Sara Tails O'Brien. 18 pgs.

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...Teaching Character Education to Students with Behavioral and...nation-wide efforts to implement character education programs in schools, there is...renewed interest in...
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Classroom Practice - How to Integrate Character Education into the Curriculum, in Phi Delta Kappan » Read Now
by Jane Gilness. 3 pgs.

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...PRACTICE - How to Integrate Character Education into the Curriculum...that enables her to weave character education seamlessly -- and painlessly...content at the same time?...
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Philosophical Discussion in Moral Education: The Community of Ethical Inquiry » Read Now
by Tim Sprod. 230 pgs.

Collections: Philosophy, Education, Entire Library

In recent years there has been an increase in the number of calls for moral education to receive greater public attention. In our pluralist society, however, it is difficult to find agreement on what exactly moral education requires. Paying particular attention to the teacher's role, this book...
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In recent years there has been an increase in the number of calls for moral education to receive greater public attention. In our pluralist society, however, it is difficult to find agreement on what exactly moral education requires. Paying particular attention to the teacher's role, this book highlights the justification for, and methods of, creating a classroom community of ethical inquiry.
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The Unavoidable Mission of Character Education, in School Administrator » Read Now
by Henry A. Huffman. 9 pgs.

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...The Unavoidable Mission of Character Education. by HENRY A. HUFFMAN...life has been devoted to character education. When people learn what I...Exactly what do you mean by...
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Administrators' Perceptions of Character Education, in Education » Read Now
by Robert W. Wood, Lynne Roach. 8 pgs.

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...ADMINISTRATORS PERCEPTIONS OF CHARACTER EDUCATION by ROBERT W. WOOD...teaching values. The term character education has also been discussed for...our schools. Consequently...
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Moral Education for Americans » Read Now
by Robert D. Heslep. 224 pgs.

Collections: Education, Entire Library

Since World War II the regulation of conduct in the United States has become problematic. This condition has been recognized by ordinary citizens in the soaring crime rates, illegitimate births, neglect of the public good and increase in special and individual interests, preference for fame, fortune...
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Since World War II the regulation of conduct in the United States has become problematic. This condition has been recognized by ordinary citizens in the soaring crime rates, illegitimate births, neglect of the public good and increase in special and individual interests, preference for fame, fortune and power, gross immoral acts by public figures, and fascination of the media and the audience with spectacles of evil. The troubled control of social behavior in the nation is suggested by the fact that our society has no commonly accepted set of standards that can guide our actions. Heslep penetrates the bazaar of competing normative principles that Americans subscribe to in search of those logical and feasible standards of behavior that will conquer our nation's moral crisis. He then constructs an idea of character education for Americans, applying it to recent policy recommendations and to cases of individuals with moral education needs.
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The Conscience of the Campus: Case Studies in Moral Reasoning among Today's College Students » Read Now
by Joseph Dillon Davey, Linda Dubois Davey. 145 pgs.

Collections: Philosophy, Education, Entire Library

The conscience of today's college students is guided by the personal moral values that underlie this generations' concept of justice. The Daveys present two dozen scenarios involving moral questions, ranging from race, poverty, crime, drugs, sex, religion, educational funding, and constitutional rights.