Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-163) and index
Care ethics and character education -- Care and moral education -- Learning to care and to be cared for -- Care and critical thinking -- The care tradition : past, present and future -- Character education and community -- Thoughts on Dewey's "Ethical principles underlying education" -- Two concepts of caring -- A morally defensible mission for schools in the 21st century -- Educating moral people -- Conversation as moral education -- Stories and conversations in schools -- Looking back, looking ahead
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In this collection of 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 ethics ... examines how moral education might be infused throughout the curriculum ... and calls for greater cooperation across fields and more attention to the practical problems of everyday teaching