Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. 425-454) and index.
Table of Contents
The case for values education -- Educating for character, and why schools need help from home -- What values should schools teach? -- What is good character? -- The teacher as caregiver, model, and mentor -- Creating a moral community in the classroom -- Moral discipline -- Creating a democratic classroom environment : the class meeting -- Teaching values through the curriculum -- Cooperative learning -- The conscience of craft -- Encouraging moral reflection -- Raising the level of moral discussion -- Teaching controversial issues -- Teaching children to solve conflicts -- Caring beyond the classroom -- Creating a positive moral culture in the school -- Sex education -- Drugs and alcohol -- Schools, parents, and communities working together.