Joseph L. DeVitis is Professor of Education and Human Development at the State University of New York at Binghamton. He is the author of Theories of Moral Development; Helping and Intervention; and Competition in Education (with John Martin Rich); and editor of Women, Culture and Morality; Building Bridges for Educational Reform: New Approaches to Teacher Education (with Peter A. Sola); and School Reform in the Deep South: A Critical Appraisal (with David J. Vold). John Martin Rich is Professor of Cultural Foundations of Education at the University of Texas at Austin. He is the editor of Readings in Philosophy of Education; Conflict and Decision: Analyzing Educational Issues; and Innovations in Education: Reformers and Their Critics and is the author of Education and Human Values; Humanistic Foundations of Education; Challenge and Response: Education in American Culture; New Directions in Educational Policy; Discipline and Authority in School and Family; Professional Ethics in Education; Innovative School Discipline; and Foundations of Education.

• Acknowledgments Preface 1 The Pursuit of the American Dream 2 The Character Ethic 3 The Mind Power Ethic 4 The Personality Ethic 5 The Service Ethic 6 Education, the Success Ethic, and the American Dream 7 Psychological Perspectives 8 Philosophical Perspectives 9 Social Perspectives 10 The Future Success Ethic in American Culture Notes Index

"This book offers an intriguing approach for understanding and studying education and the development of the American Dream from the viewpoint of success ethics. I think this is a very interesting and important way of conceptualizing these three strands in the historical fabric of our society." — Joan K. Smith, University of Oklahoma

Joseph L. DeVitis is Professor of Education and Human Development at the State University of New York at Binghamton. He is the author of Theories of Moral Development; Helping and Intervention; and Competition in Education (with John Martin Rich); and editor of Women, Culture and Morality; Building Bridges for Educational Reform: New Approaches to Teacher Education (with Peter A. Sola); and School Reform in the Deep South: A Critical Appraisal (with David J. Vold). John Martin Rich is Professor of Cultural Foundations of Education at the University of Texas at Austin. He is the editor of Readings in Philosophy of Education; Conflict and Decision: Analyzing Educational Issues; and Innovations in Education: Reformers and Their Critics and is the author of Education and Human Values; Humanistic Foundations of Education; Challenge and Response: Education in American Culture; New Directions in Educational Policy; Discipline and Authority in School and Family; Professional Ethics in Education; Innovative School Discipline; and Foundations of Education.

• Acknowledgments Preface 1 The Pursuit of the American Dream 2 The Character Ethic 3 The Mind Power Ethic 4 The Personality Ethic 5 The Service Ethic 6 Education, the Success Ethic, and the American Dream 7 Psychological Perspectives 8 Philosophical Perspectives 9 Social Perspectives 10 The Future Success Ethic in American Culture Notes Index

"This book offers an intriguing approach for understanding and studying education and the development of the American Dream from the viewpoint of success ethics. I think this is a very interesting and important way of conceptualizing these three strands in the historical fabric of our society." — Joan K. Smith, University of Oklahoma

Joseph L. DeVitis is Professor of Education and Human Development at the State University of New York at Binghamton. He is the author of Theories of Moral Development; Helping and Intervention; and Competition in Education (with John Martin Rich); and editor of Women, Culture and Morality; Building Bridges for Educational Reform: New Approaches to Teacher Education (with Peter A. Sola); and School Reform in the Deep South: A Critical Appraisal (with David J. Vold). John Martin Rich is Professor of Cultural Foundations of Education at the University of Texas at Austin. He is the editor of Readings in Philosophy of Education; Conflict and Decision: Analyzing Educational Issues; and Innovations in Education: Reformers and Their Critics and is the author of Education and Human Values; Humanistic Foundations of Education; Challenge and Response: Education in American Culture; New Directions in Educational Policy; Discipline and Authority in School and Family; Professional Ethics in Education; Innovative School Discipline; and Foundations of Education.

• Acknowledgments Preface 1 The Pursuit of the American Dream 2 The Character Ethic 3 The Mind Power Ethic 4 The Personality Ethic 5 The Service Ethic 6 Education, the Success Ethic, and the American Dream 7 Psychological Perspectives 8 Philosophical Perspectives 9 Social Perspectives 10 The Future Success Ethic in American Culture Notes Index

"This book offers an intriguing approach for understanding and studying education and the development of the American Dream from the viewpoint of success ethics. I think this is a very interesting and important way of conceptualizing these three strands in the historical fabric of our society." — Joan K. Smith, University of Oklahoma