Handbook of moral and character education / Edited by Larry P. Nucci, Darcia Narvaez

Contents

Section I: Defining the Field: Historical, philosophical and methodological foundations
2: Philosophical Moorings
3: Moral Self-Identity as the Aim of Education
4: Moral Education in the Cognitive Developmental Tradition
5: Traditional Approaches to Character Education in Britain and America
6: Character Education as the Cultivation of Virtue
7: School, Community and Moral Education
8: Research and practice in moral and character education: Loosely coupled phenomena

Section 2: Relationships in Schools and Classrooms
9: Caring and Moral Education
10: Developmental Discipline and Moral Education
11: Social Interdependence, Moral Character and Moral Education
12: The Just Community Approach to Moral Education and the Moral Atmosphere of the School 13: Social and Emotional Learning, Moral Education, and Character Education: A Comparative Analysis and a View Toward Convergence
14: Peer Relationships and Social Groups: Implications for Social and Moral Education

Section 3: Contemporary Approaches
15: Moral Education and Domain Theory
16: Human Flourishing and Moral Development: Cognitive and Neurobiological
Perspectives of Virtue Development
17: The Child Development Project: Creating Caring School Communities
18: Constructivist Approaches to Moral Education in Early Childhood
19: Smart & Good Schools: A New Paradigm for High School Character Education
20: Fostering the Moral and Civic Development of College Students
21: What Works in Character Education: What is Known and What Needs to be Known
22: Education for Integrity: Connection, Compassion and Character

Section 4: Moral and Character Education Beyond the Classroom
23: Positive Youth Development in the United States: History, Efficacy, and Links to
Moral and Character Education
24: The Moral and Civic Effects of Learning to Serve
25: Sport and the Development of Character
26: The Community Contribution to Moral Development and Character
27: Media and Prosocial Behavior in Children and Adolescents

Section 5: Professional Issues
28: Guided by Theory, Grounded in Evidence: A Way Forward for Professional Ethics
Education
29: Teacher Education for Moral and Character Education
30: Teaching Ethically as a Moral Condition of Professionalism

Includes bibliographical references and index.