The discourse of character education : culture wars in the classroom

The discourse of character education : culture wars in the classroom / Peter Smagorinsky, Joel Taxel.

Peter Smagorinsky and Joel Taxel analyze the ways in which the perennial issue of character education has been articulated in the United States, both historically and in the current character education movement that began in earnest in the 1990s. The goal is to uncover the ideological nature of diff...

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Main Author: Smagorinsky, Peter
Other Authors: Taxel, Joel
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Mahwah, N.J. : L. Erlbaum Associates, 2005.
Subjects:
Moral education > Social aspects > United States.
Moral education > Curricula > United States.
Moral education > Government policy > United States.
EDUCATION > Aims & Objectives.
Moral education > Curricula
Moral education > Social aspects
United States
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Table of Contents:
  • Foreword; Preface; Author Biographies; PART I: FRAMEWORK FOR THE STUDY; PART II: THE DISCOURSES OF CHARACTER EDUCATION; PART III: THE DEEP SOUTH: DIDACTIC, INDIVIDUALISTIC, AUTHORITARIAN APPROACHES TO CHARACTER EDUCATION; PART IV: THE UPPER MIDWEST: COMMUNITY-BASED, REFLECTIVE APPROACHES TO CHARACTER EDUCATION; PART V: CONCLUSION; References; Author Index; Subject Index.

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