Moral education and character education: Their relationship and roles in citizenship education

Journal of Moral Education

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 495-518

  Althof, Wolfgang ^a   Berkowitz, Marvin W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

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EID: 33751345358     PISSN: 03057240     EISSN: 14653877     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03057240601012204     Document Type: Review

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