Educating for Character

by Lickona, Thomas

• ISBN13: 9780553075700
• ISBN10: 0553075705
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1991-10-01
• Publisher: Bantam Dell Pub Group

Summary

The author calls for renewed moral education in America's schools, offering dozens of programs schools can adopt to teach students respect, responsibility, hard work, and other values he feels should not be left to parents to teach

Table of Contents

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