democratic education

The What, How, and Why of Character Education

CMEI Colloquium 
Larsen Hall, Harvard Graduate School of Education
March 31, 2016

The history of character education in the U.S. is long and convoluted, leading to many different "flavors" and many misconceptions. This presentation presented a model of character education that is primarily focused on positive, pro-social, and democratic development, providing both a rationale for this work and a circumscribed definition. It relied on research to identify common denominator parenting and pedagogical factors that effectively promote such...

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