America's classrooms need a revolution in character development, and the step-by-step program in this book equips educators, parents, and other key role models with tools to bring it about.

A resource that gives practical guidelines and numerous examples for building character education programs designed to help children and youth develop personal, family and community responsibility.

A realistic approach to assessing student behavior, staff morale, and school climate and creating a proven-to-work character development program that can dramatically turn around student behavior.

This book provides an effective, action-oriented way of addressing students' values and character growth. The contributors emphasize combining three vital aspects of teaching and learning: thinking, feeling, and acting. You will learn the principles that form the integrated approach to character education. Two chapters are devoted to each principle, with a practitioner and a research scholar to offer a balanced view. This book shows what you can do to promote character growth in students and teach them how to know right from wrong. An integrated approach to character education will make all the difference in the way your students think, feel, and act.

Summary: The author "offers portraits of three high-performing urban schools that have made character development central to their mission. [The book] highlights each school's unique approach to character development and shows how qualities like empathy, integrity, perseverance, and daring can nurture student success."--p. 4 of cover.