The Heart of the Matter

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The Heart of the Matter by sections:

Cover (208 kB)
Introduction (110 kB)
Chapter 1 - Character and Citizenship in Alberta Schools (190 kB)pages 1-8
Chapter 2 - A Sample Framework for Character and Citizenship Education (540 kB)pages 9-14
Chapter 3 - Choosing Approaches for Character and Citizenship Education (228 kB)pages 15-22
Chapter 4 - Assessing Character and Citizenship Education Initiatives (517 kB)pages 23-34
Chapter 5 - Creating a Safe and Caring School Culture (255 kB)pages 35-44
Chapter 6 - Infusing Character and Citizenship Education Across the Subjects (548 kB)pages 45-55
Chapter 7 - Choosing Resources to Support Character and Citizenship Education (118 kB)pages 57-59
Chapter 8 - Integrating Character and Citizenship Education in Co-curricular and Extra-curricular Activities (179 kB)pages 61-71
Chapter 9 - Bullying Prevention and Character and Citizenship Education (588 kB)pages 73-90
Chapter 10 - Involving Parents in Character and Citizenship Education (193 kB)pages 91-96
Chapter 11 - Developing Community Partnerships (504 kB)pages 97-104
Chapter 12 - Instructional Strategies that Support Character and Citizenship Education (653 kB)pages 105-134
Chapter 13 - Getting to the Heart of the Matter (111 kB)pages 135-138
Appendix A - Sample Approaches that Support Character and Citizenship Education (240 kB)pages 139-172
Appendix B - Assessment Tools (139 kB)pages 173-200
Appendix C - What Character and Citizenship Looks Like (55 kB)pages 201-204
Appendix D - Using Action Research to Initiate School Change (83.9 kB)pages 205-209
Appendix E - Attributes of a Safe and Caring School (67.9 kB)pages 211-214
Appendix F - Sample Evaluation Tools and Strategies (70.4 kB)pages 215-218
Appendix G - Bullying Prevention Resources (112 kB)pages 219-226
Appendix H - Graphic Organizers (91.1 kB)pages 227-233
Appendix I - Service Learning (80.3 kB)pages 235-239
Appendix J - Issue-based Inquiry (98.1 kB)pages 241-252
Bibliography (77.7 kB)pages 253-263
Index (102 kB)pages 265-275
Feedback (49.5 kB)page 277