Thomas Lickona

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Thomas Lickona (* 1943 ) is an American developmental psychologist and educationalist who has made a name for himself through his research in the field of character education .

life and work

Lickona studied at Siena College (Bachelor in 1964) and at Ohio University (Master in 1965) and received his doctorate from the State University of New York, Albany . Today he researches and teaches at the State University of New York in Cortland . In 1994 he founded the Center for the 4th and 5th Rs (Respect and Responsibility) at the School of Education there , whose main focus is the promotion of character education in schools, families and communities. The center has since become a national hub for the study and development of character education curricula.

In the 1990s, Lickona was President of the Association for Moral Education . He currently also serves as a consultant for the Character Education Partnership (CEP), a non-partisan organization that promotes character education in Washington, DC . Together with Matthew Davidson, he also initiated the Smart & Good Schools program, a school network that also aims to promote character education.

Lickona has two grown sons and lives in Cortland with his wife Judith. He's a Catholic .

Publications (selection)

editor

author

  • Moral Development and Behavior (1976)
  • Raising Good Children (1983); German: How to raise good children! The moral development of the child from birth to adolescence and what you can do to help Kindt, 1989, ISBN 3-925412-09-3
  • Educating for Character: How Our Schools Can Teach Respect and Responsibility
  • with Judith Lickona and William Boudreau: Sex, Love and You (1994)
  • Character Matters: How to Help Our Children Develop Good Judgment, Integrity, and Other Essential Virtues (2004)
  • with Matthew Davidson: Character Quotations (2004)
  • with Matthew Davidson: Smart and Good High Schools (2005)

Awards

  • Distinguished Alumni Award from the State University of New York in Albany
  • 1992 - Christopher Award (for his book Educating for Character )

Literature on Thomas Lickona

  • Matthew L. Davidson: Thomas Lickona , in: F. Clark Power, Ronald J, Nuzzi, Darcia Narvaez, Daniel K. Lapsley, Thomas C. Hunt (Eds.): Moral Education: A Handbook , Volume 1, 2008, pp. 254‒256 ( limited online version in Google Book Search - USA )

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ The Center for the 4th and 5th Rs (Respect and Responsibility)
  2. ^ Roger Rosenblatt: Teaching Johnny to be Good New York Times Magazine, April 30, 1995
  3. ^ Association for Moral Education Official Website
  4. ↑ Smart and Good Schools Resources (K-12)
personal data
SURNAME Lickona, Thomas
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American developmental psychologist and educationalist
DATE OF BIRTH 1943