Handbook of Moral and Character Education

Larry Nucci is an Adjunct Professor in the Graduate School of Education at the University of California, Berkeley and Editor-in-Chief of the journal Human Development. Darcia Narvaez is a professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Notre Dame and Executive Editor of the Journal of Moral Education. Tobias Krettenauer is a professor in the Department of Psychology at Wilfrid Laurier University, Associate Editor of the Journal of Moral Education and Consulting Editor for Child Development.

Handbook of Moral and Character Education (2nd Edition)

1.Introduction and Overview

Part 1. Defining the Field: Historical, Philosophical, and Theoretical, Foundations

2.Philosophical Moorings

3.Traditional Chinese Philosophies and Their Perspectives on Moral Education

4.Traditional Approaches to Character Education in Britain and America

5.Lawrence Kohlberg’s Revolutionary Ideas: Moral Education in the Cognitive-Developmental Tradition

6.Moral Self-Identity as the Aim of Education

7.Teaching Ethically as a Moral Condition of Professionalism

Part 2. Theory-Based Approaches to Moral and Character Education

8.Social Cognitive Domain Theory and Moral Education

9.Developing Ethical Expertise and Moral Personalities

10.Developmental Discipline and Moral Education

11.Constructivist Approaches to Moral Education in Early Childhood

12.Towards a Theory of the Just Community Approach: Effects of Collective Moral, Civic, and Social Education

13.Contemplative Education: Cultivating Positive Mental Skills and Social-Emotional Dispositions through Mindfulness Training

14.Research-Based Fundamentals of the Effective Promotion of Character Development in Schools

Part 3. Schools Based Best Practices

15. Pedagogy for the Whole Child: Developmental Studies Center’s Approach to Academic, Moral, and Character Education

16.The Complementary Perspectives of Social and Emotional Learning, Moral Education, and Character Education

17.Smart & Good Schools: A New Paradigm for High School Character Education

18.An Application of Kohlberg’s Theory of Moral Dilemma Discussion to the Japanese Classroom and its Effect

19.Moral and Character Education in Korea

Part 4. Moral Education in Relation to Civic Engagement, Citizenship and Democracy Education

20.Citizenship Education in the United States: Regime Type, Foundational Questions, and Classroom Practice

21.Fostering the Moral and Civic Engagement of College Students

22.Citizenship and Democracy Education in a Diverse Europe

23.Democratic Moral Education in China

Part 5. Moral and Character Education Beyond the Classroom

24.Positive Youth Development in the United States:

25.Community Contribution to Moral and Character Development

26.The Moral and Civic Effects of Learning to Serve

27.Education for Sustainability: Moral Issues in Ecology Education

28.Moral and Character Education Through Sports

29.A Theoretical and Evidenced-Based Approach for Designing Professional Ethics Education