Developing Personal and Social Responsibility. A Guide to Community Action

Noting that much is known about teaching and learning personal and social responsibility but little is incorporated into the K-12 curriculum, this book is intended for parents and educators as a guide to helping children develop personal and social responsibility, especially as it relates to behavior in school. Part 1 of the book consists of five chapters: (1) Making Responsibility Education a Priority at Home and School ; (2) Teaching Responsibility ; (3) Exploring the Meaning of Personal and Social Responsibility ; (4) Setting Goals for Learning To Be Responsible ; and (5) Parents and Schools: Co-Partners in Teaching Responsibility. Part 2 consists of one chapter that provides examples of model practices in teaching personal and social responsibility, while the single chapter that makes up part 3 describes 16 exemplary programs, resources, and references for parents, schools and the community. Six appendixes contain a sample teaching unit from the Character Education Institute, a sample responsibility lesson from the Home School Institute, a description of a responsible student from a high school department, a letter from a teacher to parents on course responsibility, a sample parent-student handbook, and a list of responsibility-oriented elementary school behavioral expectations. (MDM)https://digitalcommons.pepperdine.edu/pep-press/1021/thumbnail.jp