Are schools qualified to teach character education?
Many teachers across the country are being trained in character education through staff development and in-services. Meanwhile, it appears that the nation’s schools of education are doing very little to prepare future teachers to be character educators, according to a 1999 study conducted by CEP and the Center for the Advancement of Ethics and Character at Boston University. The study found that while character education is very strongly supported by the deans of education at the colleges and universities that are training new teachers, very few of the schools are addressing character education during teacher preparation. In order to implement effective initiatives, schools require access to resources and guidance in establishing, maintaining, and assessing their programs.
