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This is a guide for those researching character education, including moral education and caring.

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Background Information

Character psychology and character education / edited by Daniel K. Lapsley and F. Clark Power.
Notre Dame, Ind. : University of Notre Dame Press, c2005.
Cubberley » Stacks » BF723 .M54 C45 2005
Handbook of moral and character education / edited by Larry P. Nucci, Darcia Narvaez.
New York : Routledge, 2008.
Cubberley » Stacks » LC268 .H264 2008
Handbook of social justice in education / edited by William Ayers, Therese Quinn, David Stovall.
New York : Routledge, 2009.
Cubberley » Stacks » LC71 .H364 2009
International research handbook on values education and student wellbeing [electronic resource] / edited by Terence Lovat, Ron Toomey, Neville Clement.
Dordrecht ; London : Springer, 2010.
Moral education : a handbook / edited by F. Clark Power ... [et al.].
Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2008.
Cubberley » Stacks » LC268 .M667 2008 V.1
"This work delves into the topic of moral education in America's K-12 schools. Following an introductory historical chapter, it analyzes salient topics and notable leaders in the field of moral education. It treats the issues thoroughly and fairly, providing a heightened understanding of both the major and minor themes in moral education. Subjects covered include: accelerated Christian education, benevolence, bullying, caring, character development, cheating, civic education, commitment, counseling, democratic schools, discipline, drug and alcohol education, empathy, faith, friendship, hidden curriculum, honesty, justice, moral agency, peer influence, positive psychology, respect, responsibility, self-esteem, social development, sports, violence, and virtue ethics."

New Books

Journals

Journal of moral education.
London, Pemberton Pub. Co.
SAL3 » Stacks » LC268 .J67 V.40 2011

Databases

Education Databases

ERIC [electronic resource] : the educational resources information center.
[Washington, DC : National Library of Education?, 199?-
Bibliographic database of educational resources including articles, reports, and curriculum.
Education full text [electronic resource].
[Bronx, N.Y.] : H.W. Wilson Co.
Indexes and abstracts articles of English-language periodicals and books on education from 1983 on. Abstracting coverage begins with January 1994. Full-text coverage begins in January 1996 and is available for over half the 600 journals indexed.
Education week American education news site of record [electronic resource].
Bethesda, MD : Editorial Projects in Education, Inc.
Teachers College record book reviews [electronic resource].
Birmingham, AL : Teachers College Record
"Teachers College Record Book Reviews provides comprehensive reviews of the leading books in education and educational research by major scholars in these fields. "

Related Databases

ATLA religion database with ATLASerials [electronic resource].
[Evanston, Ill.] : American Theological Association, [Ipswich, Mass.] : EBSCO Information Services
"The ATLA Religion Database is a comprehensive database designed to support religious and theological scholarship in graduate education and faculty research."
Sociological abstracts.
[San Diego, etc., Sociological Abstracts, inc.]
SAL3 » Stacks » HM1 .S67 V.52:NO.6 2004
Abstracts and indexes the international literature in sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences.

Websites

Center for Civic Education
"The Center for Civic Education is a nonprofit, nonpartisan educational corporation dedicated to promoting an enlightened and responsible citizenry committed to democratic principles and actively engaged in the practice of democracy in the United States and other countries."
Character Education in California (California Department of Education)
"Resources to build and develop character in youth; supports the core values of trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring and citizenship."
Character Education Partnership
"Character Education Partnership (CEP) is a national advocate and leader for the character education movement. Based in Washington, DC, we are a nonprofit, nonpartisan, nonsectarian coalition of organizations and individuals committed to fostering effective character education in our nation's schools."
New Zealand Foundation for Character Education (Cornerstone Values)
"'Building Character through Cornerstone Values' is an indigenous New Zealand approach to the development of character which had its origins at the Waihopai School, Invercargill, following the 1989 reforms known as "Tomorrow's Schools" and the provision for local learning objectives in a school charter."
Teaching Tolerance
Teaching Tolerance, a project of the Southern Poverty Law Center