Character Education
Reading List
prepared by the Center for the Advancement of Ethics and
Character
Boston University
Aristotle. Nicomachean
Ethics. (M. Oswald, Trans.) Indianapolis: Liberal Arts Press, 1962.
Bellah, Robert, et al. Habits of the Heart: Individualism and Commitment
in American Life. San Francisco: Harper and Row, 1985.
Bennett, William. The Book of Virtues. New York: Simon and Schuster,
1994.
Benninga, Jacques. Moral, Character and Civic Education in the Elementary
School. New York: Teachers College Press, 1991.
Coles, Robert. The Moral Life of Children. Boston: Atlantic Monthly
Press, 1986.
Damon, William. The Moral Child. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University
Press, 1988.
Delattre, Edwin J. Education and the Public Trust: The Imperative for
Common Purposes. Washington, D.C.: Ethics and Public Policy Center,
1988.
Durkheim, Emile. Moral Education: A Study in Theory and Application of
the Sociology of Education. New York: Free Press, 1961.
Gauld, Joseph. Character First: The Hyde School Differences. San
Francisco: ICS Press, 1993.
Goodlad, John I., soder R., Sirotnik K. The Moral Dimensions of Teaching.
San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1991.
Himmelfaris, Gertrude. The Demoralization of Society: From Victorian
Virtues to Modern Values. New York: Knopf, 1995.
Huffman, Henry A. Developing a Character Education Program. Alexandria,
Virginia: ASCD, 1994.
Kilpatrick, William. Why Johnny Can't Tell Right from Wrong. New
York: Simon and Schuster, 1992.
Kilpatrick, William and Wolfe, Gregory and Suzanne. Books that Build
Character. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1994.
Kurtines, William and Gewirtz, Jacob L., eds. Handbook of Moral Behavior
and Development. Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 1991.
Lewis, Hunter. A Question of Values. San Francisco: Harper Collins,
1990.
Lickona, Thomas. Educating for Character: How Our Schools Can Teach Respect
and Responsibility. New York: Bantam Books, 1991.
Noddings, Nell. The Challenge to Care in Schools. New York: Teacher's
College Press, 1992.
Nucci, Larry. Moral Development and Character Education: A Dialogue.
Berkeley: McCutchan, 1986.
Peters, R.S. Ethics and Education. Keystone of Education Series.
New York: Scott, Foresman, and Company, 1966.
Purpel, David. The Moral and Spiritual Crisis in Education: A Curriculum
for Justice and Compassion. Granby, MA: Bergin and Garvey, 1988.
Ryan, Kevin and Thomas Lickona. Character Development in Schools and
Beyond. Washington, D.C.: Council for esearch in Values and Philosophy,
1992.
Sichel, Betty. Moral Education: Character, Community and Ideals.
Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1988.
Sommers, Christina. Vice and Virtue in Everyday Life: Introductory Readings
in Ethics. San Diego: Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich, 1989.
Urban, Hal. Twenty Things I Want My Kids to Know. Nashville: Thomas
Nelson Publishers, 1992.
Vincent, Philip Fitch. Developing Characer in Students. Chapel Hill,
North Carolina: New view Publications, 1994.
Wilson, James Q. The Moral Sense. New York: The Free Press, 1993.
Wynne, Edward and Ryan, Kevin. Reclaiming Our Schools: A Handbook for
Teaching Character, Academics and Discipline. Columbus: Charles Merrill,
1993.
For more information about character education, or the Center's activities,
please contact:
The Center for the Advancement of Ethics and Character
Boston University School of Education
605 Commonwealth Avenue
Boston, MA 02215
617-353-3262
Kevin Ryan, Director
