Chapter One of Rushworth Kidder's book, How Good People Make Tough Choices, is available for reading online.
http://www.globalethics.org/pub/toughchoices.html
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A report by the Maine Department of Education based on the work of the state's Commission on Ethical and Responsible Student Behavior, co-chaired by Rushworth Kidder, suggests processes for changing the ethical climate in our schools.
Download executive summary from the Maine Department of Education.
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The character education page of the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development website provides teacher resources and inspirational selections from ASCD publications, including "How Character Education Helps Students Grow" by Gloria Singh, and "Talking About Ethics and Character Education" by Rushworth Kidder. www.ascd.org/cms/index.cfm?TheViewID=1728
A special issue of The BC Education Leadership Research eJournal examines Professional Ethics and School Leadership. Topics discussed range from effective strategies to support growth in ethical awareness to the place of ethical reflection in the process of becoming an educated person.
http://educ.ubc.ca/BCELRejournal/
The Center for the Advancement of Ethics and Character (CAEC) at Boston University educates teachers to provide students with an intellectual framework for discussing, understanding and practicing core virtues. The CAEC website links educators to an extensive list of publications and curriculum resources focusing on ethical themes and principles. www.bu.edu/education/caec/files/foreducators.htm
The Character Education Partnership (CEP), a coalition of organizations and individuals fostering effective character education in America's K-12 schools, has published Eleven Principles of Effective Character Education and Character Education Quality Standards, which are based on research by leading character education experts and provide guidelines for the elements needed for effective, comprehensive character education. Both publications can be downloaded from the resources section of the CEP website: www.character.org/resources/standards/
Read "Ethical Leadership" by Larry Lashway, an experienced teacher educator and senior research analyst and writer for the ERIC Clearinghouse on Educational Management, in ERIC Digest: http://eric.uoregon.edu/publications/digests/digest107.html
The Gordon Cook Foundation supports a wide range of initiatives in Values Education, including the Values and Responsibilities project managed by the Institute for Global Ethics UK Trust. The site includes links to various organizations involved in character education and resources for schools: http://www.gordoncook.org.uk/
Visit the Office for Studies in Moral Development and Education (College of Education at the University of Illinois at Chicago), for an overview of the major theories influencing moral education research, an examination of classroom practices, as well as articles and books of interest to educators: http://tigger.uic.edu/~lnucci/MoralEd/
Nancy Watters of Watters & Associates Virtues Consulting, based on Vancouver Island, offers programs and services to the education community for teaching virtues and related character education topics. Visit her website for program and event information, as well as a wealth of articles: www.virtuesconsulting.com
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