Building character in schools : practical ways to bring moral instruction to life

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Building character in schools : practical ways to bring moral instruction to life

Kevin Ryan, Karen E. Bohlin ; foreword by Sanford N. McDonnell

Jossey-Bass, c1999

1st ed

  • : cloth
  • : pbk

Available at  / 5 libraries

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Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-269) and index

Contents of Works

  • 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

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