Thomas Lickona, a prominent moral educator, defines character as moral knowing, moral feeling, and moral action. In this component, teachers help students to develop personal virtues such as honesty, respect, responsibility, and self-control. Citizenship education is the second part of character and values education. Educators are encouraged to develop thoughtful rationales for making decisions as citizens. The values of an American Creed such as freedom, equality, rule of law, majority rule with protection of minority rights, and peaceful conflict resolution are vital here.
Educational values are the third component of character and values education.