Character Compass
How Powerful School Culture Can Point Students Toward Success
Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Education & Teaching, Student & Student Life, Educational Theory, Philosophy & Social Aspects
| Author: | Scott Seider | ISBN: | 9781612504889 |
| Publisher: | Harvard Education Press | Publication: | October 1, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Harvard Education Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Scott Seider |
| ISBN: | 9781612504889 |
| Publisher: | Harvard Education Press |
| Publication: | October 1, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Harvard Education Press |
| Language: | English |
In Character Compass, Scott Seider offers portraits of three high-performing urban schools in Boston, Massachusetts that have made character development central to their mission of supporting student success, yet define character in three very different ways.
One school focuses on students’ moral character development, another emphasizes civic character development, and the third prioritizes performance character development. Drawing on surveys, interviews, field notes, and student achievement data, Character Compass highlights the unique effects of these distinct approaches to character development as well as the implications for parents, educators, and policymakers committed to fostering powerful school culture in their own school communities.
In Character Compass, Scott Seider offers portraits of three high-performing urban schools in Boston, Massachusetts that have made character development central to their mission of supporting student success, yet define character in three very different ways.
One school focuses on students’ moral character development, another emphasizes civic character development, and the third prioritizes performance character development. Drawing on surveys, interviews, field notes, and student achievement data, Character Compass highlights the unique effects of these distinct approaches to character development as well as the implications for parents, educators, and policymakers committed to fostering powerful school culture in their own school communities.
