3rd Edition
Handbook of Moral and Character Education
The Handbook of Moral and Character Education offers a definitive, state-of-the-art synthesis of leading scholarship in moral and character education. A subject of international interest and the focus of numerous governmental curricular mandates, the moral development and character formation of students are increasingly recognized as an essential component of a well-rounded schooling experience. This comprehensive volume explores the philosophical, psychological, and educational issues that define the field; links robust theoretical and empirical foundations to effective classroom practice; highlights implications for civic engagement and social justice; and follows the lessons learned from moral and character education into contexts outside of schools.
Fully revised and updated, this third edition features a refreshed research base, coverage of digital pedagogies, out-of-school programs, and informal learning, and discussions about the role of reason, emotion, cultural processes, and citizenship/democracy in education. Further, the book’s substantive emphasis on diversity and equity in the field results in greater racial, ethnic, and geographic representation among contributing authors, inclusion of historically marginalized school communities and student identities, and coverage of practices such as transformative social and emotional learning (SEL), restorative justice, and education for environmental sustainability.
1. Introduction and Overview Part I: Defining the Field: Philosophical, and Theoretical, Foundations 2. Philosophical Foundations of Moral Education 3. Moral Education and the Spectre of Indoctrination 4. A Reconstruction of Aristotelian Character Education 5. The Development of Positive Character: A Relational Developmental Systems Perspective 6. Six and a Half Lessons From Moral Psychology for Moral Education 7. Moral Identity and Its Relevance for Moral Education: A Brief History of the Concept Part II: School and Classroom Based Practices 8. Domain-Based Moral Education: Promoting Moral Wellness and the Capacity for Social Justice 9. At the Intersections of Moral Education and Social and Emotional Learning: Some Reflections and Directions for Transformative Social and Emotional Learning 10. Restorative Justice as a Context for Moral Education in K-12 Schools 11. Employing Digital Media for Moral and Character Education in the Classroom 12. Creating a Society of Equals: Reducing Social Exclusion and Harassment in Schools 13. What Works in Character Education 14. PRIMED for Character Education Across the Globe 15. Moral Education in the Compulsory Education Stage in China During the 21st Century 16. Moral and Character Education in Korea Part III: Moral Education in Relation to Civic Engagement, Societal Issues, and Democracy Education 17. Civic Education for Democratic Citizens 18. Educating for Democracy: Overview of the Program’s Theory, Development, and Classroom-Based Practice 19. Civic Engagement and Civil Discourse 20. Critical Consciousness: Where Moral Development and Civic Development Intersect 21. Race and Children’s Moral Development in Democracy: An Ethical Life in Productive Struggle 22. Citizenship Education for a Diverse Europe 23. The Moral Characteristics of Environmental Sustainability in Young People’s Lives Part IV: Moral and Character Development Beyond the Classroom 24. Positive Youth Development Programs: History in the United States, Global Expansion, Growing Efficacy, and Links to Moral and Character Education 25. Moral Education in the Environmental Commons 26. Fostering Youth Purpose 27. A Complexity Approach for Moral Education Inspired by Paulo Freire’s Pedagogy 28. Resistance and Moral Development in Community-Based Youth Organizing 29. Moral Education, Big Data and Adaptive Video Games
Biography
Larry Nucci is Adjunct Professor in the School of Education at the University of California, Berkeley, USA, and Professor Emeritus in the Department of Educational Psychology at the University of Illinois Chicago, USA.
Tobias Krettenauer is Professor of Developmental Psychology in the Department of Psychology at Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Canada.
Winston C. Thompson is Associate Professor in the Department of Educational Studies and an Associate Professor in the Department of Philosophy (by courtesy) at The Ohio State University, USA.
"This magnificent Handbook provides superb coverage of the crucial classical and contemporary topics at the heart of moral and character education. It provides deeply insightful treatments of the field’s philosophical foundations, advances in moral psychology, effective classroom practices, international perspectives on character and virtue, and efforts to promote justice and civic responsibility in today’s world. The Handbook is a testament to the vitality of the field at the present time. It is an essential resource for educators, researchers, policy makers, and students wishing to learn about this most important part of human life." -- William Damon, Professor of Education, Stanford University, and Director of the Stanford Center on Adolescence
