Educating for character has been a predominant theme in democratic history. Plato and Aristotle, the Puritans and colonial America, John Dewey and the Progressives all believed that society has a duty to ensure moral knowledge in its citizens. Citing moral decline and the failure of some recent efforts, character education has developed into a system of civic virtue based on the common morality of a democratic society. Programs, funded by federal dollars, are even now finding their way into school systems around the United States. While modern character education already has its post-modern critics, it is still difficult to deny the pivotal role schools play in the formation of values in today's youth.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:ucf.edu/oai:stars.library.ucf.edu:honorstheses1990-2015-1156 |
| Date | 01 January 1999 |
| Creators | Skinner, Ronald A. |
| Publisher | STARS |
| Source Sets | University of Central Florida |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | text |
| Source | HIM 1990-2015 |
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