Books

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Title	Authors	Description	OpenBook ID
Developing moral community in a pluralist school setting	Alex R. Rodger	75 p. ; 21 cm	OL12563420W
A quest for character	Yvonne Germaine Dufault	This book provides much primary data from the mouths of four Native elders and one highly respected Ojibway playwright in Ontario. Don Trent Four Arrows Jacobs who is the world's foremost authority o…	OL13212321W
None dare call it education	John A. Stormer	This book is filled with examples of horrible and outrageous happenings in America's schools. The "horrible examples" were collected from teachers and parents, state and local school board members, s…	OL15147925W
Conflict, contradiction, and contrarian elements in moral development and education	Larry P. Nucci	Publisher description: The premise of this book is that individuals and societies have an inexorable urge to morally develop by challenging the assumptions of the previous generation in terms of what…	OL18410848W
For goodness sake	Walter Feinberg	While the question of religion in public schools is often a matter of fierce debate, few Americans consider the implication of religious education on moral education and liberal democracy more genera…	OL1861374W
The good neighbor	Maxwell King	Fred Rogers (1928-2003) was an enormously influential figure in the history of television and in the lives of tens of millions of children. As the creator and star of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, he …	OL19761768W
Educating the heart	Lulu Lopez,Frank Siccone	Publisher's description: Educating the Heart is a resource specifically designed to help teachers meet two of the most demanding challenges they face -- building student's respect for themselves and …	OL20228961W
Exploring values through literature, multimedia, and literacy events	Ann Watts Pailliotet,Patricia Ruggiano Schmidt	"The exploration of values, contend editors Patricia Ruggiano Schmidt and Ann Watts Pailliotet, is a process that should not be left to chance. The contributors to this book - literacy teachers, teac…	OL20506982W
Peacefulness	Lucia Raatma,Madonna M. Murphy	Describes peacefulness as a virtue and suggests ways in which children can recognize and practice it.	OL20638953W
Instilling touchstones of character	Gary Smit	This engaging and practical book will assist parents, educators and youth leaders in the intentional and explicit teaching of character. You are going to find lessons, strategies and experiential act…	OL24271945W
Oser à nouveau enseigner la morale à l'école	Hervé Caudron	Les valeurs morales n'ont jamais disparu et ne sont donc pas à réinventer. Elles sont le fruit d'une culture humaine dont la portée est universelle, et c'est pourquoi elles méritent d'être enseignées…	OL24685773W
Engaging religious education	Joy Schmack	This book is the first to bring together a number of essays which deal directly with the crucial topic of 'engagement' in Religious Education. But it also breaks new ground by creating a dialogue wit…	OL26191756W
Respect	Chad Solomon	Watch rabbit and friends learn about the Grandfather Teaching of Respect from their buffalo friends. Rabbit and Bear Paws butt heads trying to understand what it means to have respect for people and …	OL26439915W
Seven skills for school success	Pamela Byrne Schiller	All children need social and emotional skills so they can learn and be successful in school and in life. Best-selling author Pam Schiller provides information, activities and experiences that will he…	OL27704504W
Can-do kids	Kathy Douglas	Focuses on teaching children four important values: responsibility, kindness, cooperation, and respect. Includes activities, many of which are designed for group work.	OL31212366W
Ideas for Assemblies	Georgie Beasley	This book is organized into six sections, each containing four or five interrelated assemblies, which deal with issues on a related theme. The first section deals with the Created world and our respo…	OL32345899W
Education for Values	Roy Gardner	Values in education - how they are taught, the ethics of teaching itself, plus their role in the education of educators - is an area of lively and passionate debate. This book provides an essential r…	OL3488557W
Facing history and ourselves	Margot Stern Strom	"Designed to offer educators from a variety of classroom settings appropriate materials and techniques for bringing the history of 20th century genocide, the Holocaust and the Armenian genocide, to t…	OL5920225W
The success of defeat	Maltbie Davenport Babcock	Maltbie Davenport Babcock was a much loved preacher in the late 1800's and early 1900's. This is one of his lectures regarding the success a Christian can find in defeat and failure.	OL6683629W
Teach Like Your Hair's on Fire	Rafe Esquith	From one of America's most celebrated educators, this book is an inspiring guide to transforming every child's education. In a Los Angeles neighborhood plagued by guns, gangs, and drugs, there is an …	OL8036234W