Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ557604
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1997
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ISSN: ISSN-1056-6325
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Forward to Character Building Task Force Reports: For a Democratic and Civil Society.
Etzioni, Amitai
Social Studies Review, v37 n1 p91-92 Fall-Win 1997
Presents a communitarian rationale for character education. Communitarians believe that individual liberties depend upon bolstering the foundations of civil society: families, schools, and neighborhoods. Lists four core areas of focus: character education in the schools, building and rebuilding communities, policies to strengthen the family, and fostering diversity. (MJP)
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Community Action, Community Characteristics, Community Development, Educational Responsibility, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethical Instruction, Humanistic Education, Humanitarianism, Interpersonal Relationship, Moral Values, Quality of Life, School Community Programs, Social Development, Social Networks, Social Values, Socialization, Values Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Audience: Practitioners; Teachers
Language: English
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