CSEEnet

our center for ethical and
spiritual resources

back to CSEE hub
about CSEE
conferences
resources available through CSEE
world religions
contact us

The Council for Spiritual and Ethical Education
Phone:  800.298.4599
www.csee.org

Resources for Moral Development
see also:
great books to stimulate moral growth in middle school
articles of interest, on moral and ethical issues

comments on the selections below? share them with us, via the "contact" or "back to the hub" links to the left

Nice is Not Enough: Facilitating Moral Development
Larry Nucci
Pearson

Larry Nucci is a member of CSEE's advisory board in moral education and one of the world's leading researchers on the domains of social reasoning. His latest book is an excellent introduction to the field and the best resource we have yet to find for practical applications in the classroom, at a variety of levels.

Discipline for Moral Growth
Marilyn Watson
CSEE publications

Marilyn Watson's work with one of the most successful moral development projects ever implemented gave rise to the material so simply outlined in this 53-page CSEE publication (order this book through CSEE)

Learning to Trust
Marilyn Watson and Laura Ecken
Wiley, 2003

Learning to Trust is a study of two years in Laura Ecken's classroom, where the rubber of Developmental Discipline hits the road. Ecken's diligence, and persistence in spite of days of doubt, paid off with results shown even years later when her first and second graders were in high school. The book is a compelling and convincing read, with lessons well worth implementing.

Smart and Good High Schools
Thomas Lickona and Matthew Davidson

e currently know of no one using this text, which is newer than the titles above, but it is noteworthy for both the richness in its text and its illustrations. Rather than being the work of a single author—who frequently has greater expertise in some traditions than others—Partridge has gathered together a series of authors, each of whom writes in the area of his or her expertise.

CSEE "resources and tools for moral and spiritual growth in schools"