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"Issues and Controversies" (Echoloc8n) -Character Education

Scientific Studies

The stronger one's sense of meaning is, the less likely they are to engage in negative habits/behaviors. There is a potential correlation between a strong moral identity and one's sense of meaning in the world. Psychology has taught us that participating in activities (no matter how small) that have a purpose (ie.holding the door for someone, being grateful, or being an enthusiastic team member at a job) rather than activities centered around the attainment of pleasure, will almost certainly positively contribute to one's moral identity. In other words, doing "good" things makes one feel "good".

The source directly below was used for these proposed additions.

Althof, Wolfgang, and Marvin W Berkowitz. Moral Education and Character Education: Their Relationship and Roles in Citizenship Education. Journal of Moral Education, summit.csuci.edu:2048/login?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsearch-ebscohost-com.summit.csuci.edu%2Flogin.aspx%3Fdirect&db=aph&AN=23173322&site=ehost-live.

Functional and Idealogical Problems

(The following are proposed additions to the list in the Character Education article, hence the numbers. The source directly below them was used for points 11-13.)

11. Regardless of any/all programs that exist to instill good character into future generations, if adults aren't modeling positive values to children, the morals may not stick.

12. Morality and citizenship go hand-in-hand, and positive morality can be modeled by all members of a society through their actions.

13. It would be incredibly difficult to create a curriculum for character education, as its composition would need to be agreed upon. An unbiased opinion of what morality is and/or should be would be almost impossible to create as well.

Han, Hyemin, et al. “Moral Identity Predicts the Development of Presence of Meaning During Emerging Adulthood.” Educational Psychology Program- University of Alabama, 1 Mar. 2018, doi-org.summit.csuci.edu/10.1177/2167696818758735.