Handbook of Moral and Character Education

by Nucci; Larry

• ISBN13: 9780805859614
• ISBN10: 0805859616
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2008-02-29
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

There is widespread agreement that schools should contribute to students' moral development and character formation. Currently 80% of states have mandates regarding character education. This apparent support for moral education, however, masks a high degree of controversy surrounding the meaning and the methods of moral and/or character education. The purpose of this handbook is to replace the ideological rhetoric that infects this field with a comprehensive, research-oriented volume that includes the extensive changes that have occurred over the last 15 years. Coverage includes the latest applications of developmental and cognitive psychology to moral and character education from preschool to college settings.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. ix
Editors	p. xi
Contributors	p. xiii
Introduction and Overview	p. 1
Defining the Field: Historical, Philosophical and Methodological Foundations
Philosophical Moorings	p. 11
Moral Self-Identity as the Aim of Education	p. 30
Moral Education in the Cognitive Developmental Tradition: Lawrence Kohlberg's Revolutionary Ideas	p. 53
Traditional Approaches to Character Education in Britain and America	p. 80
Character Education as the Cultivation of Virtue	p. 99
School, Community and Moral Education	p. 117
Research and Practice in Moral and Character Education: Loosely Coupled Phenomena	p. 134
Relationships in Schools and Classrooms
Caring and Moral Education	p. 161
Developmental Discipline and Moral Education	p. 175
Social Interdependence, Moral Character and Moral Education	p. 204
The Just Community Approach to Moral Education and the Moral Atmosphere of the School	p. 230
Social and Emotional Learning, Moral Education, and Character Education: A Comparative Analysis and a View Toward Convergence	p. 248
Peer Relationships and Social Groups: Implications for Moral Education	p. 267
Contemporary Approaches
Social Cognitive Domain Theory and Moral Education	p. 291
Human Flourishing and Moral Development: Cognitive and Neurobiological Perspectives of Virtue Development	p. 310
The Child Development Project: Creating Caring School Communities	p. 328
Constructivist Approaches to Moral Education in Early Childhood	p. 352
Smart & Good Schools: A New Paradigm for High School Character Education	p. 370
Fostering the Moral and Civic Development of College Students	p. 391
What Works in Character Education: What Is Known and What Needs to be Known	p. 414
Education for Integrity: Connection, Compassion and Character	p. 431
Moral and Character Education Beyond the Classroom
Positive Youth Development in the United States: History, Efficacy, and Links to Moral and Character Education	p. 459
The Moral and Civic Effects of Learning to Serve	p. 484
Sport and the Development of Character	p. 500
The Community Contribution to Moral Development and Character	p. 520
Media and Prosocial Behavior in Children and Adolescents	p. 537
Professional Issues
Guided by Theory, Grounded in Evidence: A Way Forward for Professional Ethics Education	p. 557
Teacher Education for Moral and Character Education	p. 583
Teaching Ethically as a Moral Condition of Professionalism	p. 601
Index	p. 619
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