Moral Education

Through a collection of lectures, Everett K. Wilson translates and comments on Emile Durkheim’s theories and application of the sociology of education. A transcription of eighteen lectures given by Emile Durkheim on evaluating school as an appropriate setting for moral education. A pioneer in of sociology, Durkheim explains the first elements of fostering morality as the development of a sense of discipline, following by a willingness to behave in accordance with collective interest and a sense of autonomy.