Ancient Indian education was value-based consisting of Gurukul system and world-famous "Nalanda and Takshashila Universities." The value-based education policy reforms were the basis for utilizing the knowledge for benefits of mankind. In ancient Bharat, there were knowledgeable personalities like Sushrut, Aryabhatta, Panini, and…

Educational leaders are required to respond in real time to questions, quandaries, and cases that involve individuals in different contexts. They face an array of possible choices that exist in tension. Justice and fairness must coexist with mercy and compassion; in enforcing policy, compliance must make room for flexibility in special cases.…

Those who implement character education initiatives intend for those initiatives to be effective in promoting the development of character. To maximize this likelihood, it is important to consider common problems of implementation and assessment. This article addresses four challenges to effective implementation: (a) what counts as evidence of…

The article discusses the importance of quantitative empirical character assessment for better understanding the formation of character and for promoting virtue and thereby also human flourishing. Attention is given to a number of challenges in developing character survey items along with criteria for evaluating items and examples of successes and…

This article summarizes issues in defining character education (CE) that are relevant to program development and evaluation. No authoritative definition exists for CE, but several features seem prominent. These include a focus on enhancing civic, moral, self-regulatory, and/or intellectual virtues; and (at least implicitly) prioritizing the…

The need for developing a curriculum that imparts moral education to disabled students by tapping their inherent talent is discussed.

The significance of education in physical fitness and sporting on students character is discussed.

The significance held in a cooperative approach to character education since ages and its ethical impact on students is discussed.

The role of teachers in the social, personal and moral development of students apart from education is discussed.

The evolution of character education as part of curriculum over the centuries is discussed with focus on literature on psychological and ethical issues.

The contribution of various educators, including William Holmes McGuffey, in developing a character education-based curriculum in the United States is discussed. The role of teachers in moral education of students too is described.

The impact of English teachers' personal behavior and English literary works on the moral education of students is discussed.

Americans are increasingly drawn to their own version of "muddling through," and are likely to view the process of reasoning from intellectual or moral principles with grave suspicion, if not outright hostility, as a form of undemocratic confinement. One sees this with especial clarity in today's institutions of higher education, in…

Character education in higher education is a challenging enterprise. There are concerns regarding academic freedom, debates about the role of the university, and criticisms of purported indoctrination. Character education initiatives in the past have often erred by neglecting what is known about individual human development, at one extreme, or by…

Describes the development and work of the Center for the Advancement of Ethics and Character at Boston University. The center addresses a range of issues related to young people acquiring sound ethical values and framing good character. To date, the center has focused on the responsibilities of teachers and schools. (SLD)