Building character in schools
Subtitle: practical ways to bring moral instruction to life
By: Kevin Ryan, Karen E. Bohlin ; foreword by Sanford N. McDonnell.
Contributors: Bohlin, Karen E.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Published: 1999
Place of publication: San Francisco
Language: eng
Number of pages: 280
Subjects: Moral education -- United States; Character -- Study and teaching -- United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-269) and index.
Table of contents: title: Character education : what is it and why is it important?; title: Views, values, or virtues?; title: Building community of virtue; title: Cultivating character through the curriculum; title: Engaging parents in character education; title: The teacher's work : nurturing character; title: Helping students take command; title: The character education manifesto; title: Seven-point program; title: An overview of the virtues; title: The Montclair Kimberly Academy declaration; title: The Boston University educators affirmation; title: Character quotes; title: One hundred ways to bring character education to life; title: Pitfalls to avoid in character education; title: Ten commandments for parents; title: Exemplary moral education curricula; title: Sample mini-unit : "Jonah and the whale"; title: Sample mini-unit : Sadako and the thousand paper cranes; title: Sample mini-unit : The little prince.