Bringing in a New Era in Character Education
By William Damon

This book was added to the web site on June 27, 2006.

The authors provide a unique perspective on what is needed to make character education an effective, lasting part of our educational agenda. Each chapter points out the directions that character education must take today and offers strategies essential for making progress in the field.

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• Introduction
• Transmitting Moral Wisdom in an Age of the Autonomous Self
• How Moral Education Is Finding Its Way Back into America’s Schools
• The Science of Character Education
• Moral Exemplarity
• Educating the Stoic Warrior
• A Communitarian Position on Character Education
• Building Democratic Community: A Radical Approach to Moral Education
• Whose Values Anyway?
• Moral and Ethical Development in a Democratic Society
• Contributors
• Index