Character Education

by Lockwood, Anne Turnbaugh; Rusnak

• ISBN13: 9780803965843
• ISBN10: 0803965842
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1997-08-07
• Publisher: Corwin Pr

Summary

Is there a difference between character education and indoctrination? Are we expecting our teachers to teach morals? How can educators deal with the overlapping ideologies of character education, religion, and ethics? Lockwood has assembled a group of experts - who come from research as well as practice - to answer these and other questions. Her interviews with these leading thinkers offer practical advice on how to design and implement a workable character education program in your school or district. This book helps you answer these crucial questions: * What is character education? * Can we recognize it when we see it? * How can we tell if it's working? * Are the criticisms of character education valid? Make sure the character education program in your school or district meets the needs of staff, students, and the community. If you're trying to set up a character education program in your school, you'll want to read this book first. If you care about the quality of character education in your classroom, school, or district, you need this book.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	vii	(1)
About the Author	viii
Introduction: Why Character Education?	1	(11)
What the Reader Will Discover
What Is Character Education?
Consensus on Character Education's Meaning
Values Clarification and Its Legacy
Moral Dilemmas and Lawrence Kohlberg
Selected Goals for Current Character Education
Criticisms of Character Education
1. Character Education and the Hard Business of Schooling:	12	(10)
Kevin Ryan
Psychology Versus the Development of Character
Evaluating Character Education
Parenting and Character
The Character Education Manifesto: An Agenda for Action
The Study of Virtue
2. The Current Condition of Character Education:	22	(9)
James S. Leming
The Diversity of Current Programs
Why Character Education?
Elementary Versus Secondary Programs
The Volatility of Character Education Programs
The Role of Parent Participation
Assessing Character Education
3. Character Education and Its Prospects for Success:	31	(7)
James R. Rest
The Evidence: Values and Behavior
The Need for Research
What Is Character Education?
4. Character Education in the Classroom: Phyllis Smith-Hansen	38	(10)
Character Education and Teachers
Moral Education's Demise and Current Character Education
Discussions of Moral Dilemmas
Character Education and Teaching
A Classroom Suffused With Character
Character Education and Reflective Practice
5. A Grassroots Character Education Program: Deborah Linden	48	(12)
The Development of a Grassroots Program
Outcomes of Character Education
Implementing Character Education: One Program's Process
Schoolwide Character Education
Evaluating Character Education
Is Character Education the Answer?
6. Schoolwide Character Education: James Antis	60	(9)
The Choice of Materials
The Volatility of Character Education
Desired Outcomes
Implementing Character Education
Effectiveness of Character Education: One Study
References and Selected Bibliography	69
References
Selected Bibliography