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Vessels, Gordon G. – 1998
This handbook describes ways to prevent and resolve social problems in schools and communities. The book explores the possibility that identifying character as the ultimate goal for children will give a new perspective on child development and education that is needed in order to reform schools and strengthen communities. Concerns with respect to…
Descriptors: Community Development, Core Curriculum, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethics
Peer reviewedEtzioni, Amitai – Social Studies Review, 1997
Presents a communitarian rationale for character education. Communitarians believe that individual liberties depend upon bolstering the foundations of civil society: families, schools, and neighborhoods. Lists four core areas of focus: character education in the schools, building and rebuilding communities, policies to strengthen the family, and…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Community Action, Community Characteristics, Community Development
