Howdy!
Grab your hat and boots
and join us in San Antonio, Texas, USA, for the 38th
annual meeting of the Association for Moral Education, November
8-10, 2012, at the Historic Menger Hotel.
One of Texas’ most frequently visited
cities, and the 7th largest city in the United States, San Antonio
offers a unique blend of Spanish, Mexican, and Texan cultures and is
home to five 18th century missions, including the Alamo, one
of Texas’ most famous sites. The Menger Hotel is located next door
to the Alamo and across the street from San Antonio’s River Walk where
you can find a variety of cafés, restaurants, and shops.
Kohlberg Memorial Lecture
Friday, November 9,
10:45 am – 12:15 pm
Moral psychology for the 21st
century

Jonathan Haidt,
the
Thomas Cooley Professor of Ethical Leadership
at the
New York University Stern School of Business,
New York, NY, USA
Dr. Haidt will deliver
the Kohlberg Memorial Lecture as well as participate in a formal
discussion session with other members of AME.
www.JonathanHaidt.com
(click on Dr. Haidt's
picture for a more detailed biography)
Plenary Speakers
(click on each
picture for a more detailed biography)
Don
Reed,
Professor
of Philosophy, Wittenberg University, Springfield, OH, USA.
http://www5.wittenberg.edu/academics/phil/facultystaff/dreed.html
Thursday, November 8,
12:45 – 1:45 pm
Gerald
Torres,
Bryant Smith Chair in Law,
University of Texas School of Law, Austin, TX, USA.
http://www.utexas.edu/law/faculty/gtorres/
Saturday, November 10,
11:30 am – 12:30 pm

Aletha
Huston,
Priscilla
Pond Flawn Regents Professor of Child
Development, University of Texas, Austin, TX, USA.
http://www.utexas.edu/opa/experts/profile.php?id=198
Saturday, November 10,
1:30 – 2:30 pm
AME Presidential Address
Friday, November 9,
3:15 – 4:15 pm
Sharon Lamb,
current President of AME, is also Chair and Professor of
Counseling at University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston, MA,
USA.
http://sharonlamb.com/
(click on the
picture for a more detailed biography)
What’s Happening Before the Conference Begins?
Preconference Workshop:
Thursday, November 8th, 8:30
– 11:30 am
Integrative Ethical Education: A Skills-Based Approach to Moral
Character Education
-Presenters:
Darcia Narvaez1 &
Tonia S. Bock2
-1University
of Notre Dame, Notre Dame IN; 2University of St. Thomas,
Minneapolis MN
-Click
here for additional Details
-Registration is available as part of conference
registration ($100
for Full Members/ $60 for Student Members)
New
Members / Scholar / Mentor
Session
I:
Thursday, November 8th,
10:30
– noon
-Presenters:
Ann Higgins D’Alessandro1, Dawn E.
Schrader2, & Amie Senland1
-1Fordham
University, New York NY;
2Cornell University,
Ithaca NY
Before Conference Research Meeting:
Wednesday,
November 7th, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Patio Room
(First Floor of the Historic Menger Hotel)
Journal of Moral Education Special Issue on Moral Foundations Theory
-All
are welcome to attend free of charge!
-Click
here for additional Details
AME12 Conference Planning Committee:
(AME2012@unt.edu)
- Becky Glover (Chair):
University of North Texas, USA
- Lance Garmon: Salisbury
University, USA
- Elly Vozzola: University of
Saint Joseph, USA
- Barbara Applebaum: Syracuse
University, USA
- María
Cristina Moreno-Gutiérrez: IIIEPE Mty., México
- Victoria Foster: The
College of William & Mary, USA
- Mark Pike: University of
Leeds, UK
- Amie Senland:
Fordham University, USA

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