Character Education in America's Blue Ribbon Schools: Best Practices for Meeting the Challenge

by Madonna Murphy

Overview

Character Education in America's Blue Ribbon Schools is based upon descriptive, documentary, and qualitative research conducted on the award winning school applications in the United Stated Department of Education's Elementary School Recognition Program, i.e. the Blue Ribbon Schools. The purpose of the program is to focus national attention on schools that are doing an exceptional job with all of their students. Areas studied are developing a solid foundation of basic skills and knowledge of subject matter and fostering the development of character, values, and ethical judgment. The first edition of this book reported on the first decade of this program, from 1985 to 1994. The second edition adds the schools that have won the award from 1996-2001. Included are the Blue Ribbon schools that applied for Special Honors in Character Education and five that actually won that recognition in 1998-1999. This edition finds character education much stronger in American schools in recent years and is full of many promising practices. It is a practical book that will guide school administrators, teachers, parents, board members, and concerned citizens interested in starting or strengthening the character education focus of their school.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781461666912
Publisher:	R&L Education
Publication date:	07/09/2002
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	288
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

Madonna Murphy, is a professor of Education and director of the Center for Character Education at the University of St. Francis, Joliet, Illinois.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 List of Figures
Chapter 2 List of Tables
Chapter 3 Foreword
Chapter 4 Preface
Chapter 5 Acknowledgments
Chapter 6 Introduction
Chapter 7 1 Can Good Character Be Taught?
Chapter 8 2 A Brief History of Character Education in U.S. Schools
Chapter 9 3 Character Education Programs in the Blue Ribbon Schools
Chapter 10 4 Teachers of Character
Chapter 11 5 DARE We Count Drug Prevention Programs as Character Education?
Chapter 12 6 Motivating Students
Chapter 13 7 How Do Discipline Programs Develop Good Character?
Chapter 14 8 How Does Good Citizenship Contribute to Good Character?
Chapter 15 9 Evaluating the Effectiveness of Character Education in the Blue Ribbon Schools
Chapter 16 Appendix
Chapter 17 References
Chapter 18 Index
Chapter 19 About the Author