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Publication Date: 1997
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The Educator's Responsibility: Pitfalls to Avoid in Character Education.
Ryan, Kevin; Bohlin, Karen
Social Studies Review, v37 n1 p32 Fall-Win 1997
Identifies 11 pitfalls to avoid when implementing character education in a classroom or school. Some pitfalls include reduction of literature study to the search for a moral lesson; the "do as I say, not as I do" mentality; and reliance on posters, slogans, and glitzy gimmicks. (MJP)
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Curriculum Development, Educational Responsibility, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethical Instruction, Guidelines, Instructional Effectiveness, Moral Development, Moral Values, Outcomes of Education, Social Development, Social Problems, Social Values, Socialization, Teacher Behavior, Teacher Student Relationship, Values Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Audience: Practitioners; Teachers
Language: English
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