Educating Moral People: A Caring Alternative to Character Education

ISBN: 080774168X

Author: Noddings, Nel

Condition: New

In this collection of essential essays, Nel Noddings examines alternatives to prevailing models of character education-a sympathetic approach based on an ethic of care. Covering both stories in the classroom and controversial issues in education, Noddings describes the similarities and differences between character education and care ethicsexamines how moral education might be infused throughout the curriculumand calls for greater cooperation across fields and more attention to the practical problems of everyday teaching.