How Teachers Feel about Character Education: A Descriptive Study

Abstract The purpose of this study was to determine teachers' opinions/attitudes toward character education. 150 teachers from four large metropolitan areas in the United States and 137 student teachers from San Diego State University's School of Teacher Education were queried about their; 1) general attitudes toward character education, 2) professional responsibilities for character education, 3) degree of preparedness to teach character education, and 4) perceptions of obstacles to character education in the public school. Data from the entire population suggest that, while teachers feel that character education is important, they differ in their opinions about what character education is and how it should be taught.