Four Strategies for Fostering Character Development and Academics in Children.

Lickona, Thomas

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ERIC Number: EJ365989

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Publication Date: 1988

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Four Strategies for Fostering Character Development and Academics in Children.

Lickona, Thomas

Phi Delta Kappan, v69 n6 p419-23 Feb 1988

Discusses three goals of character development for elementary school children: promoting (1) cooperative relationships and mutual respect; (2) moral agency; and (3) a moral community based on fairness, caring, and participation. Explores teaching strategies for building self-esteem and fostering cooperation, moral reflection, and participative decision making. Incudes five references. (MLH)

Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Cooperation, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethical Instruction, Moral Development, Moral Values, Participative Decision Making, Self Esteem, Teaching Methods

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Audience: Practitioners

Language: English

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