There is no single script for effective character education, but there are some important basic principles. This document presents eleven principles that schools and other groups can use to plan a character education effort and to evaluate available character education programs: (1) Promotes core ethical values and supportive performance values as…

The development and evaluation of a curriculum that presents moral dilemmas for primary grade children are discussed. Using the method of sound filmstrips, a set of dilemmas was constructed for stimulating development in primary grade children in the following ways: (1) they present dramatic stories which are enjoyable and involving to watch for…

Examines religious and moral curricula in "5-14," a national primary-secondary curriculum model in Scotland. Faults moral curriculum for ambiguous description of universal values and terminology that fails to establish objective moral framework apart from "common" or personal judgement. Religious curricula faulted for…

The difficulty of intelligently and systematically selecting from the overwhelming curriculum and teacher background materials being produced and disseminated in values education is a problem for educators and teachers. This book focuses on alleviating the problem, making the choice easier for users of values materials. Chapter one describes a…

This is a resource guide for teachers, curriculum coordinators, curriculum developers, teacher trainers, and other educators interested in values education. The volume is the revised and expanded edition of ED 103 284. An introduction outlines and explains the guidelines used to formulate and organize the analyses of values educational materials.…