Education prepares youth for adulthood -- for their own good and for society’s. To achieve this central goal, civilization has long relied on character education as much as academic training.

Yet character education fell out of favor in the last century. But as the consequences of this neglect have become apparent, character education has staged a dramatic comeback.

To solidify and extend these recent gains, this book describes the enduring reasons for character education by examining its theoretical foundation and highlighting its many successes, particularly through its most popular method -- the nonpartisan, nonsectarian CHARACTER COUNTS! framework.

This is truly a work that belongs in every educator’s bookcase -- and action plan.

Mark Britzman, Ed.D., is a professor at South Dakota State University. He is also on the national faculty of Character Development Seminars, the training arm of CHARACTER COUNTS!.

Wes Hanson is vice president and director of publications and communications at the Josephson Institute of Ethics, the developer and national promoter of CHARACTER COUNTS!. A communications professional, he is the creator of numerous print and electronic publications, curricular materials and products.

Michael Josephson is the founder and president of the nonprofit Josephson Institute of Ethics and CHARACTER COUNTS!. He provided the inspiration for this volume and many of its key ideas and arguments.

What Every Educator and Youth Leader Must Know ISBN-10: 1-58832-133-9 ISBN-13: 978-1-58832-133-6 Retail: $13.99 U.S. Contributing Publisher: Josephson Institute of Ethics Edition: First Specs: 6 x 9 Trade Paperback Length: 100 Released: June 2005 Subject(s): Education For more info: http://www.charactercounts.org