Character Compass 2/e

Scott Seider is a professor of applied developmental and educational psychology at Boston College. A former secondary teacher, he is the author or coauthor of several books, including Schooling for Critical Consciousness and Educating for Justice. Shelby Clark is a principal investigator and project director at The Good Project, based at Project Zero at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, where she studies how teachers within a community of practice implement dilemma-based lessons and how these lessons potentially foster student character growth. Madora Soutter is an assistant professor of education at Villanova University, where she also directs the undergraduate teacher education program. She has worked as a classroom teacher in public, private, and charter schools.

"For educators who believes it's time to equip students with the skills to face the tests of life, not just a life of tests, Character Compass is the book to read. I've not read another book that offers such a compelling, student-centered roadmap to cultivate a schoolwide culture of character."--Arthur Schwartz, president, Character.org "Every school teaches character--either inadvertently through its culture, or intentionally and planfully. Character Compass is the best book I have read that distinguishes the domains of student character--moral, performance, civic, and intellectual--through compelling, longitudinal case studies of successful schools powered by character education."--Ron Berger, senior advisor, EL Education, and author of An Ethic of Excellence and Leaders of Their Own Learning "The first edition of this book was a game changer for anyone passionate about character education and its vital role in promoting human flourishing. It offered a compelling case for why schools must be intentional and strategic in their character education practices to achieve meaningful success. This updated edition builds on that powerful foundation, reaffirming its core arguments while making them even more relevant to today's educational landscape."--Tom Harrison, director, Jubilee Centre for Character and Virtues