Bringing in a new era in character education

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Label

Bringing in a new era in character education

Statement of responsibility

edited by William Damon

Title variation

Character education

Contributor

• Damon, William, 1944-

Subject

• Character -- Study and teaching -- United States
• Moral education -- United States

Language

eng

Summary

"Schools from K-12 to college campuses are increasingly paying attention to students' values and accepting responsibility for students' character. But how can we bring in this new era in character education in a way that makes the right kind of difference to young people? What are the approaches that will provide character education the solid foundation necessary to sustain it now and into the future? What obstacles in our current educational system must we overcome, and what new opportunities can we create?" "Bringing in a New Era in Character Education answers these questions, pointing out the directions that character education must take today and offering strategies essential for making progress in the field. The expert contributors explain how we can pass core values down to the younger generation in ways that will elevate their conduct and their life goals. They reveal why relativism has threatened the moral development of young people in our time - and what we can do to turn this around. And they show the critical importance of reestablishing student morality and character as targets of higher education's central mission." "The authors make a case for "moral exemplarity"--Actual human examples of moral excellence - as an effective tool of educational practice and describe how stoic warrior principles can offer a moral manner of managing one's emotions in times of pressure. Perhaps most important, they clarify the necessity of authority in any moral education endeavor - and show how it is actually a powerful force for both personal freedom and character building."--Jacket

Member of

• Hoover Institution Press publication, 508

Cataloging source

DLC

Dewey number

370.11/3/0973

Index

index present

LC call number

LC311

LC item number

.B74 2002

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography

Series statement

Hoover Institution Press publication

Series volume

no. 508