The Heart of the Matter: Character and Citizenship Education in Alberta Schools

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This 275-page resource provides an overview of character and citizenship education and offers a sample framework for building and sustaining a culture of character.

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Front Cover, ISBN/Publication Data  (164 kB)
Table of Contents, Acknowledgements (86 kB)	pp. i-iv
Chapter 1: Character and Citizenship Education in Alberta Schools (193 kB)	pp. 1-8
Chapter 2: Understanding Character and Citizenship (543 kB)	pp. 9-14
Chapter 3: Choosing Approaches for Character and Citizenship Education (231 kB)	pp. 15-22
Chapter 4: Assessing Character and Citizenship Education Initiatives (519 kB)	pp. 23-34
Chapter 5: Creating a Safe and Caring School Culture (259 kB)	pp. 35-44
Chapter 6: Infusing Character and Citizenship Education across the Subjects (552 kB)	pp. 45-56
Chapter 7: Choosing Resources to Support Character and Citizenship Education (122 kB)	pp. 57-60
Chapter 8: Integrating Character and Citizenship Education in Co-curricular and Extracurricular Activities (183 kb)	pp. 61-72
Chapter 9: Bullying Prevention and Character and Citizenship Education (592 kb)	pp. 73-90
Chapter 10: Involving Parents in Character and Citizenship Education (195 kb)	pp. 91-96
Chapter 11: Developing Community Partnerships (507 kb)	pp. 97-104
Chapter 12: Instructional Strategies that Support Character and Citizenship Education (656 kb)	pp. 105-134
Chapter 13: Getting to the Heart of the Matter (114 kb)	pp. 135-138
Appendix A: Sample Approaches that Support Character and Citizenship Education (244 kb)	pp. 139-172
Appendix B: Assessment Tools (142 kb)	pp. 173-200
Appendix C: Sample Core Values (58 kb)	pp. 201-204
Appendix D: Using Action Research to Initiate School Change (88 kb)	pp. 205-210
Appendix E: Attributes of a Safe and Caring School (71 kb)	pp. 211-214
Appendix F: Sample Evaluation Tools and Strategies (75 kb)	pp. 215-218
Appendix G: Bullying Prevention Resources (115 kb)	pp. 219-226
Appendix H: Graphic Organizers (95 kb)	pp. 227-234
Appendix I: Service Learning (85 kb)	pp. 235-240
Appendix J: Issue-based Inquiry (103 kb)	pp. 241-252
Bibliography (81 kb)	pp. 253-264
Index (105 kB)	pp. 265-275
Feedback (156 kB)	p. 277