Character Education

Informationen zum Autor Holly Shepard Salls lives in Chicago, and teaches at The Willows Academy. During the twenty-five years that she has worked at The Willows, she has served as Assistant Head of School and as Director of Character Education. She created the character education program at The Willows based on some of the ideas found in this book. Ms. Salls received her B.A. from the University of Wisconsin, Madison and her M.A. from the University of Navarre, Pamplona, Spain. Klappentext Character Education juxtaposes John Dewey's philosophy of the person and values education with Alasdair MacIntyre's treatment of Aristotle's virtue theory in order to highlight the importance of virtue in developing good character. Zusammenfassung Character Education juxtaposes John Dewey's philosophy of the person and values education with Alasdair MacIntyre's treatment of Aristotle's virtue theory in order to highlight the importance of virtue in developing good character.

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Character Education juxtaposes John Dewey's philosophy of the person and values education with Alasdair MacIntyre's treatment of Aristotle's virtue theory in order to highlight the importance of virtue in developing good character.

Contenu

Part 1 Dedication Part 2 Foreword Part 3 Preface Part 4 Acknowledgements Part 5 Introduction Chapter 6 Character Education: An Introduction Chapter 7 John Dewey Chapter 8 Alasdair MacIntyre Chapter 9 A New Vision in Character Education Part 10 Conclusion Part 11 Abbreviations Part 12 Bibliography Part 13 Notes Part 14 Index Part 15 About the Author