| Moral Education in America: Schools and the Shaping of Character from Colonial Times to the Present Contributor(s): McClellan, B. Edward (Author), Finkelstein, Barbara (Editor), Reese, William (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0807738204 ISBN-13: 9780807738207 Publisher: Teachers College Press OUR PRICE: $26.55 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 1999 Annotation: This one-of-a-kind, comprehensive history of moral education in American schools, provides an invaluable historical context for contemporary debates. The author traces American traditions of moral education from the colonial era to the present, illuminating both debates about the subject and actual practices in public and private schools, colleges, and universities. He pays particular attention to changing fashions in pedagogy, to church-state conflicts, to the long decline of character training in the schools, and to recent efforts to restore moral education to its once-honored place. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Aims & Objectives - Education | History - History | United States - General |
| Dewey: 370.114 |
| LCCN: 99013652 |
| Series: Reflective History |
| Physical Information: 0.39" H x 6.16" W x 8.94" (0.44 lbs) 160 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This one-of-a-kind, comprehensive history of moral education in American schools provides an invaluable historical context for contemporary debates. McClellan traces American traditions of moral education from the colonial era to the present, illuminating both debates about the subject and actual practices in public and private schools, colleges, and universities. He pays particular attention to changing fashions in pedagogy, to church-state conflicts, to the long decline of character training in the schools, and to recent efforts to restore moral education to its once-honored place. The book concludes with a thorough examination of recent theorists, including Lawrence Kohlberg, William J. Bennett, Carol Gilligan, and Nel Noddings, and an appraisal of current practice in American schools. |
