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Summary
Summary
Building Character in Schools Resource Guide offers school administrators and teachers a practical handbook for developing, assessing, improving, and institutionalizing character education in their schools. It is filled with real-life examples-- both successful and unsuccessful-- of character education efforts; it clearly illustrates the differences among values, virtues, and points of view; and it presents guidelines for designing effective lessons, units, assessment, and classroom activities.
Author Notes
Karen E. Bohlin is executive director of the Center for the Advancement of Ethics and Character and assistant professor of education at Boston University
Deborah Farmer is adjunct faculty member at Boston University
Kevin Ryan is founder and director emeritus of the Center for the Advancement of Ethics and Character at Boston University
Table of Contents
| Preface | p. xi |
| 1 Character Education: What Is It and Why Is It Important? | p. 1 |
| 2 Views, Values, or Virtues? | p. 10 |
| 3 Building a Community of Virtue | p. 30 |
| 4 Cultivating Character Through the Curriculum | p. 38 |
| 5 Engaging Parents in Character Education | p. 51 |
| 6 The Teacher's Work: Nurturing Character | p. 64 |
| 7 Helping Students Take Command | p. 74 |
| Appendices Part 1 Good Ideas | p. 83 |
| A The Character Education Manifesto | p. 85 |
| B Character Education Reading List | p. 89 |
| Appendices Part 2 Action Strategies | p. 93 |
| C Internalizing Virtue: An Instructional and Schoolwide Framework | p. 95 |
| D 100 Ways to Bring Character Education to Life | p. 97 |
| E Friendship and Character in Film | p. 105 |
| F Virtue in Action: A K-8 Guide | p. 107 |
| G Helping Younger Students Understand the Virtue of Respect | p. 109 |
| H Columbine Elementary School, Grades K-5: Personal and Social Responsibility Standards | p. 111 |
| I Stepping Stone Activities for Grade 7: Justice | p. 119 |
| J Benjamin Franklin Classical Charter School Discipline Reflection Form | p. 121 |
| K Sample Survey of Perceived School Environment: For Teachers, Parents, and Students | p. 123 |
| Appendices Part 3 Curriculum | p. 127 |
| L The Great Depression: Learning Courage and Hope | p. 129 |
| M Sojourner's Example: Developing Courage | p. 131 |
| N Peppe the Lamplighter: Envisioning Diligence | p. 135 |
| O Developing a Yearlong Theme: Our Choices Reveal Our Character | p. 139 |
| P Elizabeth Barker, Prison Educator: Thinking About Choice | p. 143 |
| Notes | p. 149 |
| The Authors | p. 153 |
| Index | p. 155 |