Learning for Life
Moral Education Theory and Practice
Published on 17. September 1992
Book
Hardback
296 pages
978-0-275-94045-4 (ISBN)
Description
There is a growing consensus in society on the need for schools and colleges to address the issue of moral education, despite argument over the philosophy that should guide it. This compilation is reflective of the cognitive developmental approach associated primarily with Lawrence Kohlberg and his colleagues.
Broad in scope, Part 1 offers an overview of theoretical perspectives on moral education. Part 2 looks at several innovative approaches to the implementation of moral education theory. Chapter topics include: the relationship between families and schools as forces in moral education; the use of literature to teach moral reasoning; an educational program that stimulates thought about moral decisions through its examination of the Holocaust; and a discussion of the potential value of competitive sports teams in moral development. Part 3 focuses on the role that schools can play in the development of democratic values and ways of thinking.
Broad in scope, Part 1 offers an overview of theoretical perspectives on moral education. Part 2 looks at several innovative approaches to the implementation of moral education theory. Chapter topics include: the relationship between families and schools as forces in moral education; the use of literature to teach moral reasoning; an educational program that stimulates thought about moral decisions through its examination of the Holocaust; and a discussion of the potential value of competitive sports teams in moral development. Part 3 focuses on the role that schools can play in the development of democratic values and ways of thinking.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
Weight
614 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-275-94045-4 (9780275940454)
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ANDREW GARROD is Associate Professor in Education at Dartmouth College. He is the editor of Emerging Themes in Moral Development (forthcoming), co-editor of Perspectives on Teaching, Learning, and Development: Readings in Educational Psychology (1984), and he has written articles for educational journals such as the Harvard Educational Review.
Content
Foreword by James Rest Acknowledgements Introduction by Andrew Garrod Theoretical Perspectives The State of Moral Education Theory by Barry Chazan Moral Character Education in the United States: Beyond Socialization versus Development by John Snarey and Thomas Pavkov Shaping an Acceptable Child by Nel Noddings Two Moral Orientations: How Teachers Think and Act in the Classroom by Kay Johnston Moral Education in Practice Schools and Families: Partners or Adversaries in Moral Education? by Thomas Lickona Teaching Moral Reasoning in the Standard Curriculum by Robert Swartz Facing History and Ourselves: A Synthesis of History and Ethics in Effective History Education by Margot Stern Strom, Martin Sleeper, and Mary Johnson Athletic Development and Personal Growth by Jeffrey Beedy Moral Education and Democracy The Adolescent as a Citizen by Ralph Mosher Education for Democracy: Promoting Citizenship and Critical Reasoning through School Governance by Robert Howard and Robert Kenny The Just Community Approach to Classroom Participation by F. Clark Power and Ann Higgins Taking Part: Democratic Elementary Schools by Ethel Sadowsky Selected Bibliography Index About the Contributors