Educating for Character How Our Schools Can Teach Respect and Responsibility

by LICKONA, THOMAS

• ISBN13: 9780553370522
• ISBN10: 0553370529
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1992-09-01
• Publisher: Bantam

Summary

The first paperback publication of an award-winning study on the need for values in education in American classrooms--from the author of the parenting classic Raising Good Children. Drawing on 20 years of research, Dr. Lickona cuts through the controversy to report on scores of practical, successful programs that are turning schools around.

Author Biography

Dr. Thomas Lickona is a developmental psychologist and professor of education emeritus at the State University of New York at Cortland, where he directs the Center for the Fourth and Fifth Rs (Respect and Responsibility). A past president of the Association for Moral Education, he serves on the Board of Directors of the Character Education Partnership and speaks around the world to teachers, parents, religious educators, and other groups concerned about the character development of young people.

Table of Contents

PART ONE Educating for Values and Character
The Case for Values Education	3	(20)
Educating for Character---and Why Schools Need Help from Home	23	(14)
What Values Should Schools Teach?	37	(12)
What Is Good Character?	49	(22)
PART TWO Classroom Strategies for Teaching Respect and Responsibility
Introduction to Parts Two and Three: Teaching Respect and Responsibility: The Big Ideas	67	(4)
The Teacher as Caregiver, Model, and Mentor	71	(18)
Creating a Moral Community in the Classroom	89	(20)
Moral Discipline	109	(26)
Creating a Democratic Classroom Environment: The Class Meeting	135	(26)
Teaching Values Through the Curriculum	161	(24)
Cooperative Learning	185	(23)
The Conscience of Craft	208	(20)
Encouraging Moral Reflection	228	(21)
Raising the Level of Moral Discussion	249	(19)
Teaching Controversial Issues	268	(18)
Teaching Children to Solve Conflicts	286	(17)
PART THREE Schoolwide Strategies for Teaching Respect and Responsibility
Caring Beyond the Classroom	303	(20)
Creating a Positive Moral Culture in the School	323	(25)
Sex Education	348	(27)
Drugs and Alcohol	375	(20)
Schools, Parents, and Communities Working Together	395	(26)
Appendix A: Getting Started and Maintaining Momentum	421	(4)
Notes	425	(32)
Index	457