Integrated Approach to Character Education

This book proposes an effective, action-oriented way of addressing students′ values and character growth. The contributors emphsize combining three vital aspects of teaching and learning: thinking, feeling, and acting. Contributing authors address the principles that form the integrated approach to character education. Two chapters are devoted to each principle, with a practitioner and a research scholar offering a balanced view. Real-world examples help translate the six key principles into an integrated character education program: * Character education is a part of every subject * Integrated character education is action education * A positive school environment helps build character * Character development is encouraged through administrative policy and practice * Empowered teachers promote character development * The school and community are vital partners in developing character The information in this book can help you teach your students to * Feel and show empathy for others′ self-esteem * Respect others′ rights * Develop and use self-discipline * Recognize their own responsibilities This book shows what you can do to promote character growth in students and teach them how to know right from wrong. An integrated approach to teaching character education will make all the difference in the way your students think, feel, and act.Table of ContentIntroduction - Timothy Rusnak The Six Principles of Integrated Character Education PART ONE: CHARACTER EDUCATION IS NOT A SUBJECT, IT IS PART OF EVERY SUBJECT Integrating Character into the Life of the School - Timothy Rusnak Making Character Work - William J Switala PART TWO: INTEGRATED CHARACTER EDUCATION IS ACTION EDUCATION Character, Curriculum and Action Education - Thomas Farrelly Learning beyond the Classroom - James Antis PART THREE: A POSITIVE SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT HELPS BUILD CHARACTER Building a Positive Classroom Environment - Mark John Tierno More Than a Good Lesson Plan - Kenneth Barbour PART FOUR: CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT IS ENCOURAGED THROUGH ADMINISTRATIVE POLICY AND PRACTICE Leadership, Character Growth, and Authenticity - James E Henderson Making Leadership Count - Robert D Myers PART FIVE: EMPOWERED TEACHERS PROMOTE CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT Constructing Learning and Character - Frank M Ribich Fostering Character Growth - Judy Heasley PART SIX: THE SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY ARE VITAL PARTNERS IN DEVELOPING CHARACTER Community, Character and Schooling - V Robert Agostino Partnering with the Community - Donna Milanovich Epilogue: Getting Started - Paul BlackReview Quote"This book ought to be required reading for people who want to influence the moral development of students in schools. It effectively bridges the gaps between theory and practice, and between university educational researchers and K-12 teachers and administrators."