The construction of children's character / edited by Alex Molnar.
Molnar, Alex.; National Society for the Study of Education.
1997
LB5 .N25 96th, pt. 2 (Mapit)
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Title The construction of children's character / edited by Alex Molnar.
ISBN 9780226533674 (hardcover)
0226533670 (hardcover)
Imprint Chicago : NSSE : Distributed by the University of Chicago Press, ©1997.
Language English
Description xii, 196 pages ; 24 cm.
Call Number LB5 .N25 96th, pt. 2
Dewey Decimal Classification 370.11/4
Summary This book provides a comprehensive overview and a critical assessment of the theory and practice of various contemporary approaches to character education in the schools. The volume has been designed to help readers acquire a well-grounded understanding of the controversies that surround this very complex subject. In one way or another, character education has been a persistent concern of schools for generations. But recent developments have led to a perception that society is in a period of decline, that other social institutions have been unable to stem that tide, and that the schools should address the problem directly and with greater energy.
This volume provides an analysis of approaches to moral education in the 1960s and 1970s and then moves to a description and analysis of more contemporary efforts that characterize the current 'movement' for character education. It becomes clear, however, that 'the current movement' is a misnomer, for there are marked differences today among those who are concerned with the moral and character development of children. And there are others who are critical of the idea that schools should be involved in character education at all.
Note This volume provides an analysis of approaches to moral education in the 1960s and 1970s and then moves to a description and analysis of more contemporary efforts that characterize the current 'movement' for character education. It becomes clear, however, that 'the current movement' is a misnomer, for there are marked differences today among those who are concerned with the moral and character development of children. And there are others who are critical of the idea that schools should be involved in character education at all.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Added Author Molnar, Alex.
Added Corporate Author National Society for the Study of Education.
Series Yearbook of the National Society for the Study of Education ; 96th, pt. 2.
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Character education and community / Nel Noddings
Character education from four perspectives on curriculum / William H. Schubert
Research and practice in character education : a historical perspective / James S. Leming
Educating for character : a comprehensive approach / Thomas Lickona
For-character education / Edward A. Wynne
Schools, character development, and citizenship / Jacques A. Benninga
Connections between character education and multicultural education / Geneva Gay
Chemistry or character? / Hugh Sockett
What inner-city children say about character / Beverly Cross
School as a caring community : a key to character education / Eric Schaps, Victor Battistich, and Daniel Solomon
The politics of character education / David Purpel
The trouble with character education / Alfie Kohn
Commercial culture and the assault on children's character / Alex Molnar
What is character education? / Alan L. Lockwood.

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