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Levingston, Judd Kruger – Praeger, 2009
A rabbi and educator shows how moral education can be crafted to address each of the three main branches of the moral life: philosophy, civics, and ethics. Although adolescents roll their eyes at adult platitudes, they love to grapple with sticky moral issues, and they value teachers who nurture their growth as moral decision-makers. Instead of…
Descriptors: Ethical Instruction, Private Schools, Religious Factors, Personality
DeRoche, Edward F.; Williams, Mary M. – 1998
This resource book provides ideas, strategies, techniques, examples, and resources for organizing, implementing, sustaining, and assessing character education programs in K-12 schools. The text is organized into several topics: (1) historical and theoretical bases for character education; (2) a description of a comprehensive character education…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethical Instruction
San Mateo County Office of Education, Redwood City, CA. SMERC Information Center. – 1982
Thirteen books and articles, published between 1977 and 1982, and cited in "Resources in Education" and "Current Index to Journals in Education" are listed in this annotated bibliography for educators and the general public. The citations provide theory, ideas, and resources for character education in elementary and secondary…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Citizenship Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethical Instruction
Lewis, Barbara A. – Free Spirit Publishing, 2005
Even elementary school children can build positive character traits like caring, citizenship, cooperation, courage, fairness, honesty, respect, and responsibility. The true stories, inspiring quotations, thought-provoking dilemmas, and activities in this book help kids grow into capable, moral teens and adults. This guide includes: (1)…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Childrens Literature, Caring, Citizenship
Selman, Robert L. – Russell Sage Foundation, 2003
Education specialists have written volumes on the best ways to help children learn to read and write, but who is helping them navigate the potentially treacherous waters of social interactions? While in school to study, children are also preoccupied with understanding the rules governing social relationships. Issues of trust and loyalty, rivalry…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Developmental Psychology, Social Development, Interpersonal Competence