Moral Education for Social Justice by Larry Nucci PAPERBACK 9780807765623

Teachers' College Press

Moral Education for Social JusticeAuthor(s): Larry Nucci, Robyn Ilten-Gee, Carol D. Lee\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Teachers' College Press, United States\nImprint: Teachers' College Press\nISBN-13: 9780807765623, 978-0807765623\nSynopsis\nThe authors draw from their work with teachers and students to address issues of social justice through the regular curriculum and everyday school life. This book illustrates an approach that integrates social justice education with contemporary research on students' development of moral understandings and concerns for human welfare in order to critically address societal conventions, norms, and institutions. The authors provide a clear roadmap for differentiating moral education from religious beliefs and offer age-appropriate guidance for creating healthy school and classroom environments. Demonstrating how to engage students in critical thinking and community activism, the book includes proven-effective lessons that promote academic learning .