Character Education


Databases
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Databases

ATLA (American Theological Library Association)

Bioethics Online

Education Full-Text

ERIC

FRANCIS

Philosopher's Index

PsycINFO

Social Sciences Full-Text

Sociological Abstracts


Journals

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print subscriptions to about 10,000 journals.

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eJournal Locator. To find out if we have a print copy of a journal, search the Library's
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Website
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The best way to find journal articles on a particular topic or by a
particular author is to search appropriate databases. The primary
databases in Education are listed on, and accessible from, the Education
eResources Guide
.

Books

Library Catalog Subject Headings:

Moral Education
Moral Education -- United States
Character -- Study and Teaching -- United States

Selected List of Titles

The Biggest Job We'll Ever Have: the Hyde School Program for Character-based Education and Parenting
Education LC311 .G38 2002

Building Character In Schools: Practical Ways to Bring Moral Instruction To Life
Mugar LC311 .R93 1999

Building Character in Schools Resource Guide
Education LC311 .B57 2001

Character Education Through Children's Literature
(2002) Education L11 .F37 no. 494

Character Psychology and Character Education
Mugar BF723.M54 C45 2005

Character Under Attack: & What You Can Do About It
Education LC311 .S62 2006

Death of Character: Moral Education in an Age Without Good or Evil
Mugar LC311 .H86 2000

Discourse of Character Education: Culture Wars in the Classroom
Mugar LC311 .S549 2005

Education in the Moral Domain
Mugar LC268 .N83 2001

Great Lives, Vital Lessons: A Character Education Curriculum Resource for Grades 5-8
(2005) 1 copy being processed for Education

Moral Matters: Five Ways to Develop the Moral Life of Schools
Mugar LC311 .S74 2006

The Moral Stake in Education: Contested Premises and Practices
Mugar LC268 .G59 2001

Soul of Education: Helping Students Find Connection, Compassion, and Character at School
Education LB1072 .K48 2000

Teach Like Your Hair's on Fire: the Methods and Madness Inside Room 56
Education LB41 .E48 2007

Teaching Character Education Through Literature: Awakening the Moral Imagination in Secondary Classrooms
Education LC268 .B64 2005

Websites

Art of Loving Well Project

Boston University Center for the Advancement of Character and Ethics

Center for the Fourth and Fifth R's (Respect and Responsibility)

Character Counts

Character Education Partnership

Developmental Studies Center

Education World: Character Education

Family Education: Parents Dedicated to Children's Learning

Giraffe Project

Josephson Institute of Ethics

Teach with Movies

Stories to Grow By

 

Organizations

Association for Moral Education

Educational Resource Organizations Directory (EROD)

Institute for Global Ethics
 
Linda Plunket (plunket@bu.edu)
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