Primed for Character Education: Six Design Principles for School Improvement

By Marvin W Berkowitz

Book Overview

Winner of the 2023 Outstanding Book Award from AERA's Moral Development and Education SIG!

In PRIMED for Character Education, renowned character educator Marvin W Berkowitz boils down decades of research on evidence-based practices and thought-provoking field experience into a clear set of principles that leaders, administrators, and teacher-leaders can implement to help students thrive.

The author's original six-component framework offers a comprehensive guide to shaping purposeful learning environments, healthy relationships, core values and virtues, role models, empowerment, and long-term development in any PreK-12 school or district.

This engaging and heartfelt book features tips for practice, anecdotes from award-winning schools, and straightforward tenets from moral education, social-emotional learning, and positive psychology.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138492558
• ISBN13: 9781138492554
• Release Date: April 2021
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.0" x 10.0"