Developing Personal and Social Responsibility: A Guide for Community Action

• NCJ Number: 160415
• Author(s): D R Grossnickle; R D Stephens
• Date Published: 1992
• Length: 134 pages
• Grant Number(s): 85-MU-CX-0003
• Sponsoring Agency: Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)
• Corporate Author: National School Safety Ctr
• Sale Source: NCJRS Photocopy Services; National School Safety Ctr
• Publication Type: Program Description (Model)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

This book presents ideas, suggestions, model curricula, and programs to teach children personal and social responsibility.

Abstract

The book is organized in three parts. The first part contains background information; defining the meaning of personal and social responsibility; setting goals for teaching responsibility skills; and exploring the parent role in teaching responsibility in conjunction with the school. The second part includes research-based ideas, and strategies and methods for teaching responsibility at home and school. Part Three describes exemplary responsibility programs and resources for parents, schools, and the community. Three key assumptions guide this book: (1) Parents and teachers must be clear in their understanding of applicable terms, concepts, roles and expectations; (2) Teachers and school staff can play a leadership role in building a community-wide partnership in promoting attention to the development of personal and social responsibility; and (3) Responsibility skills can be explicitly, directly and collaboratively taught at home, at school, and in the community. Appendixes, bibliographies