| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
xxii, 280 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-269) and index. |
| Contents |
Character education : what is it and why is it important? -- Views, values, or virtues? -- Building community of virtue -- Cultivating character through the curriculum -- Engaging parents in character education -- The teacher's work : nurturing character -- Helping students take command -- The character education manifesto -- Seven-point program -- An overview of the virtues -- The Montclair Kimberly Academy declaration -- The Boston University educators affirmation -- Character quotes -- One hundred ways to bring character education to life -- Pitfalls to avoid in character education -- Ten commandments for parents -- Exemplary moral education curricula -- Sample mini-unit : "Jonah and the whale" -- Sample mini-unit : Sadako and the thousand paper cranes -- Sample mini-unit : The little prince |
| Subject |
Moral education.
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Character -- Study and teaching.
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| Added Author |
Bohlin, Karen E.
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| ISBN |
0787962449 (pbk.) |
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0787943444 (cloth : acid-free and chlorine-free paper) |
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