Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ557585
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1997
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ISSN: ISSN-1056-6325
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Storytelling and Virtue.
Kilpatrick, William
Social Studies Review, v37 n1 p33-35 Fall-Win 1997
Emphasizes the power of storytelling, particularly heroic stories of virtue, in moral education. Provides a careful delineation of the differences between modern moral "fables" (a man contemplates stealing drugs for his dying wife) and classical stories involving heroes such as Ulysses and Galahad. (MJP)
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Educational Responsibility, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethical Instruction, Interdisciplinary Approach, Literature, Moral Development, Moral Values, Outcomes of Education, Quality of Life, Role of Education, Social Development, Social Values, Socialization, Story Telling, Teaching Methods, Values Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Audience: Practitioners; Teachers
Language: English
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