The construction of children's character

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This book provides a comprehensive overview and a critical assessment of the theory and practice of various contemporary approaches to character education in the schools. The volume has been design...

This book provides a comprehensive overview and a critical assessment of the theory and practice of various contemporary approaches to character education in the schools. The volume has been designed to help readers acquire a well-grounded understanding of the controversies that surround this very complex subject. In one way or another, character education has been a persistent concern of schools for generations. But recent developments have led to a perception that society is in a period of decline, that other social institutions have been unable to stem that tide, and that the schools should address the problem directly and with greater energy.

This volume provides an analysis of approaches to moral education in the 1960s and 1970s and then moves to a description and analysis of more contemporary efforts that characterize the current 'movement' for character education. It becomes clear, however, that 'the current movement' is a misnomer, for there are marked differences today among those who are concerned with the moral and character development of children. And there are others who are critical of the idea that schools should be involved in character education at all.

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