The Moral of the Story: Content, Process, and Reflection in Moral Education through Narratives Book

	Acknowledgments	4
	Abstract	7
Chapter 1	Introduction	11
	Introduction	11
	Problem Statement	12
	Methodology	12
	Purpose of the Study	12
	Source Literature and the Three Levels of Moral Thinking	13
	Exploring Three Approaches	13
	The Content Approach	14
	The Process Approach	14
	The Reflection Approach	16
	The Three-Level Approach	17
	Preliminary Definitions	18
	Moral Behavior	18
	Story	18
	The Role of Story	19
	Organization of the Study	21
Chapter 2	Content and Narrative	22
	Introduction	22
	Traditional Stories and Moral Education	22
	Moral Literacy	23
	Stories and Internalized Moral Virtues	26
	Stories and Context	29
	Stories and Modeling	29
	Comments and Criticism	32
Chapter 3	Process and Narrative (Part I)	34
	Introduction	34
	The Role of Story in Process Theories	34
	Values Clarification and Stories	34
	Kohlberg and Stories	39
	Stories and Moral Development	39
	Storytelling and Justice	41
	Storytelling as Moral Discussion	41
	Storytelling and School Democracy	46
Chapter 4	Process and Narrative (Part II)	46
	Introduction	46
	Stories Lives Tell	46
	Noddings and Stories of Caring	49
	Four Forms of Caring Practice and Stories	49
	Noddings and Dialogue	50
	Expanding Dialogue Beyond Caring	51
	Four Types of Dialogic Storytelling	53
	Storytelling as instruction	53
	Storytelling as conversation	54
	Storytelling as debate	55
	Storytelling as inquiry	55
	Stories of Care and Justice	56
	Comments and Criticism	57
Chapter 5	Reflection and Narrative	60
	Introduction	60
	Traditional Stories Revisited	61
	Myths and Mythic Stories	61
	Radical Storytelling	64
	Stories and Imagination	65
	Stories and Passion	67
	Life Stories	69
	Autobiographical Stories	71
	Stories and Vision	72
	Comments and Criticism	73
Chapter 6	Moral Thinking and Narrative: the Basics	75
	Introduction	75
	Bringing the Approaches Together	75
Level I	The Intuitive Level	77
	Hare's First Level	77
	The First Commonalty	77
	Basic Values and Moral Storytelling	79
	Self-discipline	79
	Compassion	80
	Responsibility	81
	Friendship	82
	Work	83
	Courage	84
	Perseverance	84
	Honesty	85
	Loyalty	85
	Faith	86
	Summary	86
	Other Elements in Moral Stories	87
Chapter 7	Moral Thinking and Narrative: Beyond the Basics 111	88
	Introduction	88
Level II	The Critical Level	88
	Hare's Second Level	89
	Process and Moral Storytelling	89
	Discernment	90
	Adaptability	91
Level III	The Meta-Ethical Level	91
	Hare's Third Level	91
	Reflection and Moral Storytelling	92
	Idealism	93
	Balance	94
	Creativity	95
	Playfulness	96
	Stories and the Three Levels of Moral Thinking	97
Chapter 8	Summary and Reflections on Practice	98
	Summary	98
	Reflections on Practice	102
	Restructuring Schools	103
	Curriculum Design	103
	Teacher Preparation	104
	Evaluation	105
	Epilogue	106
	List of References	107