<P><STRONG>Winner of the 2023 Outstanding Book Award from AERA''s Moral Development and Education SIG!</STRONG><BR><BR>In <I>PRIMED for Character Education</I>, renowned character educator Marvin W Berkowitz boils down decades of research on evidence-based practices and thought-provoking field experience into a clear set of principles that leaders, administrators, and teacher-leaders can implement to help students thrive.<BR><BR>The author¿s original six-component framework offers a comprehensive guide to shaping purposeful learning environments, healthy relationships, core values and virtues, role models, empowerment, and long-term development in any PreK-12 school or district.<BR><BR>This engaging and heartfelt book features tips for practice, anecdotes from award-winning schools, and straightforward tenets from moral education, social-emotional learning, and positive psychology.</P>