Building character in schools : practical ways to bring moral instruction to life / Kevin Ryan, Karen E. Bohlin ; foreword by Sanford N. McDonnell.
By: Ryan, Kevin
Contributor(s): Bohlin, Karen E
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TextPublisher: San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, [1999]Copyright date: ©1999Edition: First editionDescription: xxii, 280 pages ; 24 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0787943444 (cloth : acidfree and chlorinefree paper)Subject(s): Moral education -- United States | Character -- Study and teaching -- United StatesDDC classification: 370.11/4 LOC classification: LC311 | .R93 1999Bibliography, Etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-269) and index.| Item type | Current library | Shelving location | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-269) and index.
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.