Action in Teacher Education · 1999 · 136 citations · 0 references
EducationEducational PsychologyGifted EducationMoral DevelopmentPedagogyCharacter AnalysisCharacter DevelopmentMoral CharacterMoral EducationMoral VirtueCharacter Concept DevelopmentCharacter Education CurriculumCharacter GoalsCharacter Virtues
Character education is defined as the cultivation of virtue and this article outlines seven key questions to explore its foundations. The study seeks to answer seven essential questions about character education: its relationship to virtue, its nature, its goals, its psychological components, its content, its comprehensive approach, and how to prepare effective educators.
Abstract Defining character education as the cultivation of virtue, this article addresses seven questions: (1) What is the Relationship Between Character and Virtue? (2) What is the Nature of Character Education? (3)What are the Goals of Character Education? (4) What are the Psychological Components of Character? (5) What is the Content of Character? (6) What is the Comprehensive Approach to Character Development? (7) How Can Schools of Education Prepare Effective Character Educators?