Schools of Hope: Developing Mind and Character inToday's Youth
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DOUGLAS H. HEATH is professor emeritus in the Psychology Department at Haverford College. He is the author of seven books, including Fulfilling Lives (1991), Growing Up in College, Humanizing Schools, and Maturity and Competence: A Transcultural View.
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Part One: The Challenge of Educating Today's Youth
1. Minds: More Vulnerable and Less Educable
2. Characters: Riskier Relationships and Uncertain Values
3. Selves: Wavering Self-Confidence and Faltering Self-Command
4. Why Youth Have Become Less Educable
5. Moving Beyond Academic Excellence
Part Two: The Missing Vision
6. A Vision of Human Excellence
7. The Maturing of Mind
8. The Maturing of Character
9. The Maturing of Self
Part Three: Fulfilling the Vision
10. Four Schools of Hope
11. Developing Human Excellence: Twenty Strategies
12. Nurturing the Growth of Teachers
13. Educating the Mind
14. Educating Character
15. Educating the Self
16. Creating Schools of Hope: Seven Essential Steps
1. Minds: More Vulnerable and Less Educable
2. Characters: Riskier Relationships and Uncertain Values
3. Selves: Wavering Self-Confidence and Faltering Self-Command
4. Why Youth Have Become Less Educable
5. Moving Beyond Academic Excellence
Part Two: The Missing Vision
6. A Vision of Human Excellence
7. The Maturing of Mind
8. The Maturing of Character
9. The Maturing of Self
Part Three: Fulfilling the Vision
10. Four Schools of Hope
11. Developing Human Excellence: Twenty Strategies
12. Nurturing the Growth of Teachers
13. Educating the Mind
14. Educating Character
15. Educating the Self
16. Creating Schools of Hope: Seven Essential Steps
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``A significant contribution to educational reform literature. It offers an insightful, research-based analysis of the problems in education and a compelling vision for change. Schools of Hope will stand with the best works of Ernest Boyer, Ted Sizer, and John Goodlad.'' —Gary M. Doyle, deputy superintAndent, Bloomfield Hills Schools
