Character Education
Greetings. The following materials are intended to provide an introduction to Character Education. They were assembled from the World Wide Web, ERIC Database, and a variety of other bibliographic resources. Instructions for acquiring the full text of the ERIC records are presented at the end of this file.
Ming-Fang Hsieh
Reference Specialist
Alphabetically arranged listing of bibliographies
Categorically arranged listing of bibliographies
Internet Resources
Indiana Clearinghouse for Citizenship and Character Education
AskERIC Lesson Plans: Character and Citizenship Education
Character Education - Free Resources
The Utah State Office of Education Character Education
National Character Education Center
Character Education - Teaching Kids to Care
Character Education Resources
CharacterEd.Net
Eleven Principles of Effective Character Education Provided by the Character Education Partnership
The Ethics Resource Center's Character Development Program
Citations from the ERIC Database
AN: EJ638267
AU: vonEschenbach,-John-F..
TI: Character Education: Where Are We?
PY: 2001
SO: Southern-Social-Studies-Journal; v27 n1 p50-63 Fall 2001.
DEM: *Educational-Research; *Moral-Values; *Principals-; *Public-Schools; *Questionnaires-
DER: Educational-Policy; Elementary-Secondary-Education; Literature-Reviews; Social-Studies; Statistical-Analysis; Surveys-
AB: Examines the status of mandated character education in schools throughout Georgia using a questionnaire sent to public school principals. Reveals that the principals' degree of acceptance of character education is fairly strong, while the degree of implementation is significantly below the level of acceptance for 13 attributes of character education. (CMK)
AN: ED459551
TI: Face of America Character Education Curriculum.
CS: World T.E.A.M. Sports, Charlotte, NC.
PY: 2001
AV: World T.E.A.M. Sports, 2108 South Blvd., Suite 101, Charlotte, NC 28203. Tel: 704-370-6070; Fax: 704-370- 7750; e-mail: info@worldteamsports.org. For full text: http://www.worldteamsports.org.
NT: T.E.A.M. stands for The Exceptional Athlete Matters.
PR: EDRS Price MF01/PC02 Plus Postage.
DL: http://www.edrs.com/members/sp.cfm?AN=ED459551
DEM: *Disabilities-; *Health-Education; *Language-Arts; *Moral-Development; *Stereotypes-
DER: Achievement-; Athletics-; Attitudes-toward-Disabilities; Curriculum-Development; Elementary-Secondary-Education; Lesson-Plans; National-Standards
AB: This document presents a description of the Face of America Classroom Program, a character education program based on a mission to bridge and build communities through sports. Three language arts lesson plans are provided on three themes: achievement, stereotypes (especially of people with disabilities), and strategies for healthy minds and healthy bodies. The format of each lesson plan provides the lesson's central objective, skills promoted, estimated time required, a full activity, background information, links to the Face of America Web site for each activity, writing prompts, links to the lesson plan's development of character education, and links to national curriculum standards. Presented separately are suggestions for ways to modify each lesson plan for teachers of health, social studies, and physical education. (DB)
AN: EJ634679
AU: Singh,-Gloria-Rambow
TI: How Character Education Helps Students Grow.
PY: 2001
SO: Educational-Leadership; v59 n2 p46-49 Oct 2001.
DEM: *Community-; *Ethical-Instruction; *Moral-Values; *Student-Responsibility; *Teamwork-
DER: Citizenship-Education; Cooperation-; Grade-1; Honesty-; Personality-Traits; Primary-Education
AB: One first-grade teacher integrated character education into the existing curriculum. She used a job chart to teach responsibility and teamwork, and helped the class develop a constitution. Her framework was based on the Character Counts! Coalition's crucial character traits: respect, responsibility, trustworthiness, fairness, caring, and citizenship. (MLH)
AN: ED458638
AU: Andrews,-Sharon-Vincz
TI: Character Education Literacy Kits: Supporting the Home/School Connection.
PY: 2001
NT: Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Character Education Conference, (7th, St. Louis, MO, July 12-14, 2001).
PR: EDRS Price MF01/PC01 Plus Postage.
DL: http://www.edrs.com/members/sp.cfm?AN=ED458638
DEM: *Childrens-Literature; *Material-Development; *Teacher-Developed-Materials; *Values-Education
DER: Elementary-Education
AB: This paper explains that the teacher participants at the conference explored teacher-made character education kits based on good children's literature. They examined the values component in the books and practiced developing hands-on activities for parents and children to do at home, activities that support the values that parents and teachers are helping students to develop. Handouts for kit development and a bibliography organized by values were shared. (Contains 10 references.) (NKA)
AN: ED457118
TI: Teaching Character Education Using Children's Literature: Wisconsin's Standards of the Heart.
CS: Wisconsin State Dept. of Public Instruction, Madison.
PY: 2001
AV: Publication Sales, Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, Drawer 179, Milwaukee, WI 53293-0179. Tel: 800-243-8782 (Toll Free); Web site: http://www.dpi.state.wi.us/pubsales.
PR: EDRS Price MF01/PC03 Plus Postage.
DL: http://www.edrs.com/members/sp.cfm?AN=ED457118
DEM: *Adolescent-Literature; *Childrens-Literature; *Public-Schools; *State-Standards; *Student-Development
DER: Annotated-Bibliographies; Elementary-Secondary-Education; Language-Arts; Learning-Strategies; Social-Studies
AB: Developing standards of the heart means becoming a caring, contributing, productive, and responsible member of society. It includes being successful in school; making responsible decisions; caring about others; contributing to society; developing social and personal skills, such as problem solving, accepting various perspectives, and setting and attaining goals; and developing a core set of common values. This guide is intended to be a resource for parents and educators to use in choosing quality children's literature that exemplifies positive character development. The guide is divided into these sections: "Introduction" ("A Definition of Standards of the Heart"; "Fostering Standards of the Heart in the English/Language Arts Curriculum"; "Planning for Language Arts Instruction"; "Best Practices in Reading and Literature"; "Teaching and Planning for a Reading Task"); "Standards of the Heart: A Bibliography of Literature for Children and Young Adults" ("Introduction"; "Promote Core Values"; "Safe School Environment"; "Family and Community Involvement"; "Address Societal Issues"; "Develop Positive Relationships"; "Engage Students' Minds"; "Set High Expectations"); and "Sample Teaching-Learning Strategies" ("Introduction"; "Teaching-Learning Strategy: Identify Core Values"; "Teaching-Learning Strategy: Explore Value Conflicts"; Teaching-Learning Strategy: Explore Feelings and Develop Empathy"; "Teaching-Learning Strategy: Examine Cultural Norms"). (Contains 3 appendices: "The Importance of a District Selection Policy"; "Annual List of Children's and Young Adults' Literature: Awards and Distinctions"; and "Resources for Identifying Books for Use in the Classroom.") (BT)
AN: ED455162
AU: DeRoche,-Edward-F.; Williams,-Mary-M.
TI: Educating Hearts and Minds: A Comprehensive Character Education Framework. Second Edition.
PY: 2001
AV: Corwin Press, Inc., 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320-2218 ($29.95). Tel: 805-499-9734; Fax: 805-499-5323; e-mail: order@corwinpress.com; Web site: http://www.corwinpress.com/.
PR: EDRS Price MF01 Plus Postage. PC Not Available from EDRS.
DL: http://www.edrs.com/members/sp.cfm?AN=ED455162
DEM: *Classroom-Techniques; *Moral-Development; *Student-Development; *Values-Education
DER: Elementary-Secondary-Education; Models-; Program-Effectiveness
AB: This second edition merges new ideas in character education research with best practices in schools and districts. The book provides the most up-to-date and comprehensive framework for K-12 administrators, educators, and concerned citizens. It offers easy access to practical and proven methods supported by in-depth rationale. The book highlights the following keys for success in building an effective character education program: six sets of standards for character education; six tips for leaders; five tips to ensure reaching consensus; five classroom expectations; strategies for school culture and classroom climate; steps for developing a values curriculum; co-curricular activities; teaching principles; staff development and personnel training; and assessment. The book proposes standards, promising practices, and assessment instruments that can be personalized to fit the needs and interests of any school, student population, school district, or community. (Contains a list of resources and 106 references.) (BT)
AN: ED454212
AU: Milson,-Andrew-J..
TI: Teacher Efficacy and Character Education.
PY: 2001
NT: Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (Seattle, WA, April 10-14, 2001).
PR: EDRS Price MF01/PC02 Plus Postage.
DL: http://www.edrs.com/members/sp.cfm?AN=ED454212
DEM: *Self-Efficacy; *Teacher-Effectiveness
DER: Elementary-Education; Elementary-School-Teachers; Private-Colleges; Religious-Education; Teacher-Attitudes; Teacher-Characteristics
AB: This study applies the teacher efficacy construct to the domain of character development in order to describe the efficacy beliefs of practicing elementary level teachers regarding character education. The Character Development Efficacy Belief Instrument, developed and validated by the researchers, was distributed to a sample of 767 elementary teachers in a large midwestern suburban school district. The results suggest that elementary teachers feel efficacious regarding most aspects of character education and that teachers who earned their undergraduate degrees from private, religiously affiliated universities have a greater sense of efficacy for character development. These findings suggest that programs in private, religiously affiliated universities might serve as a model for preparing teachers for character education. The survey instrument is attached. (Contains 34 references.) (Author/SM)
AN: ED453112
AU: Bowman,-Mary-Lou; Potts,-Annmarie
TI: The Building Blocks of Character Education: Respect, Responsibility, Citizenship.
PY: 2001
NT: Master of Arts Action Research Project, Saint Xavier University and Skylight Professional Development.
PR: EDRS Price MF01/PC04 Plus Postage.
DL: http://www.edrs.com/members/sp.cfm?AN=ED453112
DEM: *Interpersonal-Competence; *Program-Implementation; *Student-Improvement
DER: Action-Research; Classroom-Environment; Grade-4; Intermediate-Grades; Social-Studies
AB: This action research report describes a program to improve and enhance students' social skills in and out of the classroom. The targeted population consisted of two fourth grade classrooms at two different suburban sites. The need to address this issue seems to have grown due to an increase in school violence and the decline of the traditional family. Analyzing the causes revealed that students are being influenced by a variety of changes: breakdown in the family, an increase of media intake, no social skill implementation in the curriculum, deficiency of communication between students, low self-esteem and achievement, and insufficient support from parents and teachers to teach social skills. Children are not receiving the nurturing that past generations received, and as a result society is seeing an increasing population of children who are unsure about what is right and what is wrong. Review of the literature suggests poor classroom climate, inadequate character education programs, and lack of student acceptance of responsibility as additional causes. A review of solution strategies led to the selection of these intervention techniques: creating a social skills program, raising parent and teacher awareness of the importance of social skills, and helping children learn how to communicate effectively. The interventions used had a positive influence on the behaviors of the targeted students. The numbers of occurrences of inappropriate behavior were reduced. The degree of success with a character education program depends upon the frequency of classroom instruction and the commitment of the teacher to the program. (Contains 7 figures, 5 tables, and 40 references. Attached are 12 appendixes of surveys and questionnaires.) (Author/BT)
AN: ED453144
AU: Burke,-Nancy; Crum,-Sharon; Genzler,-Mary; Shaub,-Dee; Sheets,-Jayne
TI: Building Character Education in Our Schools To Enhance the Learning Environment.
PY: 2001
NT: Master of Arts Action Research Project, Saint Xavier University and Skylight Professional Development.
PR: EDRS Price MF01/PC03 Plus Postage.
DL: http://www.edrs.com/members/sp.cfm?AN=ED453144
DEM: *Classroom-Techniques; *Personality-Traits; *Program-Implementation; *Student-Attitudes; *Student-Behavior; *Student-Development
DER: Action-Research; Educational-Research; Elementary-Education; Special-Education
AB: This action research project examined the impact of a character education program to enhance the learning environment in schools. The targeted population consisted of students in grades 1, 2, 3, and 6 and in a self-contained second, third, and fourth grade special education class. Students exhibited behaviors that reflected a lack of positive character traits in the schools. The need for character education was documented through data revealing the perceptions of students, parents, staff, and administrators. The research investigated probable causes for the lack of positive character traits demonstrated by students. Through use of surveys, questionnaires, checklists, and interviews, it was determined that core character traits were deficient in the students' daily interactions. Upon reviewing suggested interventions from current literature by knowledgeable others, eight core character traits were selected as the character education program focus. Acknowledgment and recognition of these character traits were incorporated into the curriculum. Relating literature with a character theme was also a key strategy. Post-intervention data indicated that the implementation of a character education program encouraged positive student interaction. With daily implementation through direct instruction, use of literature, and parental involvement, the learning environment was greatly enhanced. (Contains 5 figures and 41 references. Nine appendices contain parent letter, parent and student surveys, three questionnaires, parent and student post-surveys, and project key words.) (Author/BT)
AN: EJ599045
AU: DeRoche,-Edward-F.
TI: Creating a Framework for Character Education.
PY: 2000 SO: Principal-; v79 n3 p32-34 Jan 2000
DE: *Democratic-Values; *Ethical-Instruction; *Moral-Values; *Principals-
DE: Elementary-Education; Guidelines-; Models-; Program-Design; Resource-Allocation; Standards-
AB: Introduces a character-education framework to guide principals in designing programs. Critical elements include discussion of values to be fostered, development of a comprehensive vision and purpose, consensus on expectations, adequate resources and training, parent/community partnerships, program and implementation standards, and assessment. (MLH)
AN: ED446107
TI: Character Education.
CS: Mid-Continent Research for Education and Learning, Aurora, CO.
PY: 2000 SO: Changing-Schools; Sep 2000
NT: Published quarterly.
PR: EDRS Price MF01/PC01 Plus Postage. DL: http://orders.edrs.com/members/sp.cfm?AN=ED446107
DE: *Ethical-Instruction; *Skill-Development; *State-Programs
DE: Beginning-Teachers; Citizenship-Education; Elementary-Secondary-Education; Federal-Aid; Job-Training
AB: This issue of "Changing Schools" focuses on character education. The lead article, "Character Education: Finding Ways To Foster Ethical Behavior in Youth" by Diane McIntyre Wilber discusses the character education programs that have spread to nearly every type of school, whether public, private, charter, or faith-based. Since 1996, the U.S. Department of Education has awarded more than $25 million in character education seed money to 36 states and the District of Columbia. The programs of five recipients of these funds in the region served by Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning (McREL) are profiled. "Universities and Communities in the Region Emphasize Ethics" by Diane McIntyre Wilber highlights recent actions in the field of character education by one college of education and one community in the McREL region. "Mentoring Program 'Inducts' New Teachers" by Paula Wenger describes the new teacher program in a Nebraska school district. A special section describes some recent research results and products from McREL. "Work Force Study Reveals the Importance of Soft Skills" by Paula Wenger describes a study of qualities such as responsibility, dedication, and the ability to work with teams as ("soft skills") in the workplace. (SLD)
AN: ED445781
AU: Fixler,-Bonnie
TI: A Caring and Sharing Environment Helps Teach Values in Kindergarten Students.
PY: 2000
NT: Master's Action Research Project, Saint Xavier University and Skylight Professional Development. Field-Based Master's Program.
PR: EDRS Price MF01/PC03 Plus Postage. DL: http://orders.edrs.com/members/sp.cfm?AN=ED445781
DE: *Kindergarten-Children; *Prosocial-Behavior; *Student-Behavior; *Values-Education
DE: Action-Research; Change-Strategies; Classroom-Research; Intervention-; Kindergarten-; Primary-Education; Program-Effectiveness; Social-Development; Student-Improvement
AB: This action research project sought to incorporate character development education into a kindergarten classroom, with a focus on respect, responsibility, and cooperation. A behavior checklist was used by the teacher and parents to demonstrate the need for character education and to document improvement. Anecdotal records were also kept throughout the project. Project interventions included the teacher behaving as role model through creation of a democratic classroom with class meetings; incorporation of character education into the curriculum; use of cooperative learning activities and multiple intelligences; and involvement of parents in the process of learning and transfer of the desired life skills. Post-intervention data indicated improvement in character development among some of the children; however, more time with the interventions was recommended to achieve more desired results. (Eight appendices include a checklist of students' character traits, activity sheets, and survey materials. Contains 34 references.) (EV)
AN: ED440913
TI: Building Good Citizens for Texas: Character Education Resource Guide. High School.
CS: Texas Education Agency, Austin.
PY: 2000
AV: Texas Education Agency, Austin, 1701 North Congress Avenue, Austin, TX 78701. Tel: 512-463-9838; Fax: 512-463-9839; Web site: http://www.tea.state.tx.us.
NT: For related resource guides for elementary and middle schools, see SO 031 687-688.
PR: EDRS Price MF01/PC03 Plus Postage. DL: http://orders.edrs.com/members/sp.cfm?AN=ED440913
DE: *Citizenship-; *Citizenship-Education; *Ethical-Instruction; *Moral-Development; *Public-Schools; *Student-Development
DE: High-School-Students; High-Schools; Social-Responsibility; Social-Studies
AB: This Texas education resource guide is provided for teachers to plan a character education program which incorporates "Building Good Citizens for Texas" into the classroom curriculum and schoolwide activities. The guide points out that, to be effective, instruction in character education must be appropriate to the developmental level of the students at the high school level, the program should focus on civic responsibilities and applications of the concept of personal and social responsibility, and students should apply these concepts in all content areas to prepare themselves for their roles as future decisionmakers. The guide suggests that certain components of citizenship be highlighted each month, such as: September: honesty; October: responsibility; November: compassion; December: perseverance; January: loyalty; February: justice; March: self-reliance; April: self-discipline; and May: integrity, and that teachers integrate these components into their lessons when appropriate. The guide presents guidelines and details diverse classroom activities for each of these monthly components. It also discusses site-based implementation and suggests schoolwide activities. (BT)
AN: ED440912
TI: Building Good Citizens for Texas: Character Education Resource Guide. Middle School.
CS: Texas Education Agency, Austin.
PY: 2000
AV: Texas Education Agency, Austin, 1701 North Congress Avenue, Austin, TX 78701. Tel: 512-463-9838; Fax: 512-463-9839; Web site: http://www.tea.state.tx.us.
NT: For related resource guides for elementary and high schools, see SO 031 687-689.
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DE: *Citizenship-; *Citizenship-Education; *Ethical-Instruction; *Moral-Development; *Public-Schools; *Student-Development
DE: Middle-School-Students; Middle-Schools; Study-Skills; Thinking-Skills
AB: This Texas education resource guide is provided for teachers to plan a character education program which incorporates "Building Good Citizenship for Texas" into the classroom curriculum and schoolwide activities. The guide points out that, to be effective, instruction in character education must be appropriate to the developmental level of the students at the middle school level; for example, the program should focus on an integration of character education, study skills, critical thinking, and decision-making. The guide suggests that certain components of citizenship be highlighted each month, such as: September: honesty; October: responsibility; November: compassion; December: perseverance; January: loyalty; February: justice; March: self-reliance; April: self-discipline; and May: integrity, and that teachers integrate these components into their lessons when appropriate. The guide presents guidelines and details diverse classroom activities for each of these monthly components. It also discusses community involvement and site-based implementation and suggests schoolwide activities. (BT)
AN: ED440911
TI: Building Good Citizens for Texas: Character Education Resource Guide. Elementary School.
CS: Texas Education Agency, Austin.
PY: 2000
AV: Texas Education Agency, Austin, 1701 North Congress Avenue, Austin, TX 78701. Tel: 512-463-9838; Fax: 512-463-9839; Web site: http://www.tea.state.tx.us.
NT: For related resource guides for middle school and high school, see SO 031 688-689.
PR: EDRS Price MF01/PC03 Plus Postage. DL: http://orders.edrs.com/members/sp.cfm?AN=ED440911
DE: *Citizenship-; *Citizenship-Education; *Ethical-Instruction; *Moral-Development; *Public-Schools; *Student-Development
DE: Concept-Formation; Elementary-Education; Elementary-School-Students; Social-Responsibility; Social-Studies
AB: This Texas education resource guide is provided for teachers to plan a character education program which incorporates "Building Good Citizens for Texas" into the classroom curriculum and schoolwide activities. The guide points out that, to be effective, instruction in character education must be appropriate to the developmental level of the students at the elementary school level. For example, students will be introduced to concepts of personal and social responsibility on a monthly basis. The guide suggests that certain components of citizenship be highlighted each month, such as: September: honesty; October: responsibility; November: compassion; December: perseverance; January: loyalty; February: justice; March: self-reliance; April: self-discipline; and May: integrity, and that teachers integrate these components into their lessons when appropriate. The guide presents guidelines and details diverse classroom activities for each of these monthly components. It also discusses community involvement and site-based implementation and suggests schoolwide activities. (BT)
AN: ED440069
AU: Munson,-Barbara-R.
TI: Character Education: The Missing Ingredient of Preservice Teacher Education Programs.
PY: 2000
NT: Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (52nd, Chicago, IL, February 26-29, 2000).
PR: EDRS Price MF01/PC01 Plus Postage. DL: http://orders.edrs.com/members/sp.cfm?AN=ED440069
DE: *Ethical-Instruction; *Moral-Values
DE: Elementary-Secondary-Education; Higher-Education; Inservice-Teacher-Education; Moral-Development; Preservice-Teacher-Education; Student-Attitudes; Student-Behavior; Teacher-Attitudes
AB: Research indicates that the overwhelming majority of preservice teacher education programs in the United States do not offer significant instruction in the methodology of teaching character, morals, values, and virtue. Consequently, upon graduation these beginning teachers are ill-equipped to deal with the complex social and behavioral problems that face them in today's classrooms. Future teachers need to be specifically taught how to meet the overriding goals of education: to make students both intellectually smart and morally good. The first section of the paper discusses the need for a character education curriculum, focusing on: the history of moral education; the philosophy of moral education; developmental theories regarding character education; the implications of sociological trends; and transmission of moral education. The second section focuses on foundational issues of character education, noting the benefits of integrating character education into the classroom. The third section discusses inservice character education programs. A final section discusses the two primary goals of education (helping students become intellectually smart and morally good). (Contains 12 references.) (SM)
AN: ED439250
AU: Swick,-Kevin-J.; Winecoff,-Larry; Nesbit,-Ben; Kemper,-Richard; Rowls,-Michael; Freeman,-Nancy-K.; Creech,-Nena; Mason,-Janet; Kent,-Laura-Brinker
TI: Service Learning and Character Education: Walking the Talk. Linking Learning with Life.
CS: South Carolina State Dept. of Education, Columbia.; National Dropout Prevention Center, Clemson, SC.
PY: 2000
PR: EDRS Price MF01/PC02 Plus Postage. DL: http://orders.edrs.com/members/sp.cfm?AN=ED439250
DE: *Moral-Development; *Personality-Development; *School-Community-Programs; *Service-Learning
DE: Citizenship-Education; Educational-Practices; Elementary-Secondary-Education; Outcomes-of-Education; Program-Development; Program-Effectiveness; Resistance-to-Temptation; School-Community-Relationship; Self-Control; Self-Motivation; Teaching-Methods
AB: This guidebook is designed to provide teachers, schools, parents, and other community leaders with the needed ideas, strategies, and resources to combine service learning and character education in meaningful educational activities for children and young people. The booklet contains seven short sections that provide an overview of character education and service learning and suggest ways to integrate the two processes in the school setting. The following topics are covered: (1) the essential elements of character education; (2) the connection between service learning and character education; (3) the key to effective character education; (4) youth leadership in character education programs; (5) the essential elements that promote character development; (6) impacts that should be expected from character education programs; and (7) the importance of character education. The guide also contains a resource section that lists five service learning organizations, seven character education organizations, five selected readings, and five references. (KC)
AN: EJ609382
AU: Berkowitz,-Marvin-W.; Fekula,-Michael-J.
TI: Educating for Character.
PY: 1999 SO: About-Campus; v4 n5 p17-22 Nov-Dec 1999
DE: *Higher-Education
DE: College-Students; Student-Personnel-Services
AB: Character education on college campuses is becoming more important. This article discusses a comprehensive approach to character education. Character and character education are defined. How to foster character development on college campuses is discussed. Five elements of postsecondary character education are listed. (Author/MKA)
AN: EJ594843
AU: Krajewski,-Bob
TI: Enhancing Character Education Through Experiential Drama and Dialogue.
PY: 1999 SO: NASSP-Bulletin; v83 n609 p40-45 Oct 1999
DE: *Dialogs-Literary; *Dramatics-; *Experiential-Learning; *Values-
DE: Conflict-Resolution; Educational-Benefits; High-Schools; Learning-Activities; Program-Descriptions; Student-Experience
AB: Experiential drama consists of short skits that address various value areas. Issues drawn from student experiences are used in the dramatizations, which portray the actual experiences and incidents. Students develop the scenarios and present them to classes, social agencies, churches, and businesses. Educational benefits abound. (MLH)
AN: EJ594840
AU: Hinck,-Shelly-Schaefer; Brandell,-Mary-Ellen
TI: Service Learning: Facilitating Academic Learning and Character Development.
PY: 1999 SO: NASSP-Bulletin; v83 n609 p16-24 Oct 1999
DE: *Academic-Education; *Experiential-Learning; *Service-Learning; *Student-Participation; *Values-Education
DE: Interpersonal-Competence; Secondary-Education
AB: Service learning is a form of experiential learning; students participate in projects that serve unmet community needs and facilitate classroom learning. Providing well-developed service-learning opportunities in school gives young people a chance to develop personally, interpersonally, and academically. Reflection and interpersonal interactions are essential elements. (23 references) (MLH)
AN: ED437172
AU: Berger,-Elizabeth
TI: Raising Children with Character: Parents, Trust, and the Development of Personal Integrity.
PY: 1999
AV: Jason Aronson, Publishers, Inc., P.O. Box 1539, Fort Lee, NJ 07024-1539 ($30). Tel: 800-782-0015 (Toll-Free); Fax: 201-840-7242.
PR: Document Not Available from EDRS.
DE: *Adolescents-; *Child-Rearing; *Children-; *Integrity-; *Parent-Child-Relationship; *Parents-
DE: Emotional-Development; Maturity-Individuals; Moral-Development; Personality-Development; Student-Motivation; Trust-Psychology
AB: Based upon the view that character development is not by and large the result of special lessons, but is rather embedded in and the product of the child's growth, this book focuses on how the intimacy of the ordinary day stimulates and enhances the child's potential for morality, devotion, and idealism. The book identifies general themes in the intimate relationship between parents and children and shows how to support and enhance positive character development. Vignettes from everyday situations and cases from clinical practice are used to highlight typical issues concerning parents and illustrate treatment of troubled children and adolescents and their families. The book defines the parents' mission as learning to trust and enhance the child's emerging maturity rather than simply concentrating on behavior management. Organized chronologically, the book examines personality development from early childhood through adolescence while interspersing subjects that recur throughout development. Topics considered include the parent-child love relationship, parental authority and temper, building self-discipline, the typical "back and forth" pattern of development, emotional development, conscience development, materialism and emphasizing people, citizenship in school, student motivation, adolescent needs and fostering maturity, sexuality, and spiritual values. Contains 12 references. (KB)
AN: EJ584895
AU: Lickona,-Thomas
TI: Character Education: Seven Crucial Issues.
PY: 1998 SO: Action-in-Teacher-Education; v20 n4 p77-84 Win 1998
DE: *Moral-Values; *Values-Education
DE: Elementary-Secondary-Education; Higher-Education; Inservice-Teacher-Education; Preservice-Teacher-Education; Teacher-Role
AB: Discusses seven issues related to character education: the relationship between character and virtue; the nature of character education; the goals of character education; the psychological components of character; the content of character; the components of a comprehensive approach to character education; and how schools of education can prepare effective character educators. (SM)
AN: EJ584891
AU: DeVries,-Rheta
TI: Implications of Piaget's Constructivist Theory for Character Education.
PY: 1998 SO: Action-in-Teacher-Education; v20 n4 p39-47 Win 1998
DE: *Constructivism-Learning; *Moral-Values; *Teacher-Student-Relationship; *Values-Education
DE: Classroom-Environment; Elementary-Secondary-Education; Higher-Education; Interpersonal-Competence; Preservice-Teacher-Education
AB: Outlines character education from the constructivist perspective, discussing Piaget's research on children's reasoning about moral rules, which offers a framework for examining education. Examines parallel teacher/child relationships, which affect moral development, and presents examples of how teachers can create cooperative interpersonal atmospheres, discussing research on children in constructivist and nonconstructivist classrooms. Implications for teacher education are noted. (SM)
AN: EJ584890
AU: Mathison,-Carla
TI: How Teachers Feel about Character Education: A Descriptive Study.
PY: 1998 SO: Action-in-Teacher-Education; v20 n4 p29-38 Win 1998
DE: *Moral-Values; *Student-Teacher-Attitudes; *Teacher-Attitudes; *Values-Education
DE: Elementary-Secondary-Education; Higher-Education; Preservice-Teacher-Education; Teacher-Responsibility
AB: Examined inservice and preservice teachers' opinions and attitudes regarding character education, ability to teach character education, and professional responsibilities in that area. Surveys indicated that teachers considered character education important but differed in their opinions about what it was and how it should be taught. Student teachers hesitated to address issues of morality for fear of lawsuits and controversy. (SM)
AN: EJ584888
AU: Berkowitz,-Marvin-W.
TI: Obstacles to Teacher Training in Character Education.
PY: 1998 SO: Action-in-Teacher-Education; v20 n4 p1-10 Win 1998
DE: *Moral-Values; *Preservice-Teacher-Education; *Values-Education
DE: Consciousness-Raising; Elementary-Secondary-Education; Higher-Education
AB: Examines the need for, and obstacles to, implementing effective preservice training in character education, addressing six obstacles: disagreement on what character is; disagreement on what constitutes character education; perceptions of limited space in preservice curricula; limited scientific data on what character-education elements are effective; where the expertise and resources are; and ambivalence about the appropriateness of educating for character. (SM)
AN: EJ578025
AU: Elkind,-David
TI: Character Education: An Ineffective Luxury?
PY: 1998 SO: Child-Care-Information-Exchange; n124 p6,8-9 Nov-Dec 1998
DE: *Ethical-Instruction; *Moral-Values; *Social-Values; *Values-Education
DE: Early-Childhood-Education; Experiential-Learning; Preschool-Children; Social-Change
AB: Though our larger society feels its traditional values are threatened, the push for character education is motivated by moral concerns and is inappropriate for the school curriculum. Benefits of moral education have not been demonstrated and consume valuable instruction time better served by other topics. Moral values are best taught by example in meaningful, everyday situations. (LBT)
AN: EJ575245
AU: Schaeffer,-Esther-F.
TI: Character Education Makes a Difference.
PY: 1998 SO: Principal-; v78 n2 p30-32 Nov 1998
DE: *Educational-Environment; *Ethical-Instruction; *Moral-Values
DE: Elementary-Education; Partnerships-in-Education; Principals-; School-Safety
AB: The Character Education Partnership aims to surround students with an environment that exhibits, teaches, and encourages practice in internalizing and exemplifying needed social values. Ten schools selected for a recent study illustrate successful efforts to build caring, respectful, and responsible children and adults. A sidebar lists 11 effective character-education principles for principals. (MLH)
AN: ED425092
AU: Nisivoccia,-Joseph-D.
TI: Character Education Should Be Part of the Public Education System.
PY: 1998
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DE: *Ethical-Instruction; *Moral-Development; *Moral-Values; *Public-Schools
DE: Codes-of-Ethics; Elementary-Secondary-Education; Ethics-; Integrity-; Personality-Development; Social-Values
AB: This paper examines the research literature on character education and advocates its inclusion in the public school curriculum. Research indicates a connection between a lack of moral and ethical development and destructive behavior among children. Sections of the paper inclu
DE: (1) Introduction; (2) "The American Moral Heritage"; (3) "Morality vs. Ethics"; (4) "Evidence To Support Character Education"; (5) "Theories of Character Education"; (6) Analysis; and (7) Conclusion. (EH)
AN: EJ557594
AU: Kirchoff,-Rebecca
TI: U.S. Department of Education Character Education Projects.
PY: 1997 SO: Social-Studies-Review; v37 n1 p58-59 Fall-Win 1997
NT: Theme issue on "Character Education."
DE: *Ethical-Instruction; *Federal-State-Relationship; *Financial-Support; *Grants-; *State-Programs; *Values-Education
DE: Citizenship-Education; Educational-Responsibility; Elementary-Secondary-Education; Federal-Aid; Moral-Values; Partnerships-in-Education; Role-of-Education; Social-Development; Social-Values; Special-Programs
AB: Briefly summarizes 12 of the federally funded state projects supporting character education. Discusses the funding and governing authority for these grants and provides a contact number for each. Participating states include California, Connecticut, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, South Carolina, Utah, and Washington. (MJP)
AN: EJ557592
AU: Dobbs,-Dennis
TI: Character Education as a Key Component of School Reform.
PY: 1997 SO: Social-Studies-Review; v37 n1 p54-55 Fall-Win 1997
NT: Theme issue on "Character Education."
DE: *Educational-Cooperation; *Educational-Objectives; *Educational-Planning; *Ethical-Instruction; *Values-Education
DE: Citizenship-Education; Curriculum-Design; Curriculum-Development; Educational-Change; Educational-Responsibility; Elementary-Secondary-Education; Moral-Development; Moral-Values; Program-Implementation; Quality-of-Life; Role-of-Education; Social-Networks; Social-Problems
AB: Posits character education as an integral element in transforming the mission and purpose of schooling. Discusses the grass-roots and collaborative efforts of educators in organizing information and support networks implementing character education. Maintains that character education is necessary to correct the antisocial messages and gratuitous violence presented in the media. (MJP)
AN: EJ557583
AU: Lickona,-Thomas; Schaps,-Eric; Lewis,-Catherine
TI: Eleven Principles of Effective Character Education.
PY: 1997 SO: Social-Studies-Review; v37 n1 p29-31 Fall-Win 1997
NT: Theme issue on "Character Education."
DE: *Citizenship-Education; *Curriculum-Development; *Educational-Principles; *Ethical-Instruction; *Guidelines-; *Values-Education
DE: Educational-Responsibility; Elementary-Secondary-Education; Integrity-; Interpersonal-Relationship; Moral-Development; Moral-Values; Outcomes-of-Education; Quality-of-Life; Social-Development; Social-Problems; Social-Values; Socialization-
AB: Provides a series of guiding principles for schools and other groups for evaluating and designing character education curricula. These include a meaningful and challenging academic curriculum that respects all learners and helps them to succeed, moral leadership from both staff and students, and development of a caring community. (MJP)
AN: EJ557580
AU: Nielsen,-Lynn-E.
TI: Research Summary: The Status of Character Education from the Perspective of State Departments of Education.
PY: 1997 SO: Social-Studies-Review; v37 n1 p20-22 Fall-Win 1997
NT: Theme issue on "Character Education."
DE: *Citizenship-Education; *Educational-Trends; *Ethical-Instruction; *School-Surveys; *State-Surveys; *Values-Education
DE: Educational-Development; Educational-Responsibility; Elementary-Secondary-Education; Moral-Development; Moral-Values; Outcomes-of-Education; Public-Opinion; Role-of-Education; Social-Development; Social-Problems; Social-Values
AB: Reports on the results of a survey of states regarding support for character education. Discovers that there is broad national support for character education that incorporates varying forms of interpretation and implementation. Includes a copy of each survey question followed by an analysis of the responses. (MJP)
AN: EJ539111
AU: Kohn,-Alfie
TI: How Not To Teach Values: A Critical Look at Character Education.
PY: 1997 SO: Phi-Delta-Kappan; v78 n6 p428-39 Feb 1997
DE: *Misconceptions-; *Moral-Development; *Rewards-; *Social-Development; *Student-Behavior; *Values-
DE: Classroom-Environment; Conservatism-; Elementary-Secondary-Education; Ethical-Instruction; Program-Effectiveness; Religious-Factors; Teaching-Methods; Values-Clarification
AB: Character education often uses exhortations and extrinsic inducements to make children behave and work harder. Extrinsic rewards and awards erode intrinsically motivated behavior. Programs should answer five basic questions, avoid indoctrination, and provide students with opportunities to construct meaning around moral concepts and to change classroom culture. Oakland's Child Development Project provides a good example. (59 references) (MLH)
AN: EJ528551
AU: Stevens,-Robert-L.; Allen,-Michael-G.
TI: Teaching Public Values: Three Instructional Approaches.
PY: 1996
JN: Social-Education; v60 n3 p155-58 Mar 1996
AV: UMI
DE: Citizenship-Education; Court-Litigation; Debate-Format; Elementary-Secondary-Education; Instructional-Development; Instructional-Effectiveness; Instructional-Improvement; Literature-; Moral-Development; Moral-Values; Social-Studies; Social-Values
DE: *Ethical-Instruction; *Interdisciplinary-Approach; *Moral-Issues; *Teaching-Methods; *Values-Education
AB: Recommends using literature, Supreme Court cases, and moral dilemmas in a debate format as means of instruction for character education. Includes a rationale and examples for each approach. Explains several guiding values (respect for persons, justice, telling the truth) and their relevance to character education. (MJP)
AN: EJ523865
TI: Your Children's Values. What Do Parents Need to Know?
PY: 1996
JN: Our-Children; v21 n3 p6-10 Jan-Feb 1996
AV: UMI
DE: Cultural-Differences; Elementary-School-Students; Elementary-Secondary-Education; High-School-Students; School-Role; Student-Attitudes; Student-Responsibility; Teacher-Responsibility
DE: *Leadership-Training; *Moral-Values; *Parent-Child-Relationship; *Parent-Responsibility; *Student-Leadership; *Values-Education
AB: This article discusses the family as source of values, parents as role models, character education, and where to find help. A sidebar describes a leadership training program for students at West High School in Anchorage (Alaska) contributed by Joan Kuersten. An annotated list of resources with publication information and addresses of organizations is included. (SM)
AN: EJ522268
AU: Boyd,-Stephen-M.
TI: Character Education, the U.S. Constitution, and the U.S. Supreme Court.
PY: 1996
JN: Update-on-Law-Related-Education; v20 n1 p23-25 Win 1996
DE: Citizenship-Education; Citizenship-Responsibility; Constitutional-Law; Court-Litigation; Elementary-Secondary-Education; Government-School-Relationship; Religious-Factors; School-Community-Relationship; Social-Responsibility; Social-Values; State-Church-Separation; Values-Clarification
DE: *Controversial-Issues-Course-Content; *Ethical-Instruction; *Law-Related-Education; *Moral-Values; *School-Role; *Values-Education
AB: Considers the twin legal questions of, constitutional support for, and challenges against, character education in public schools. Discovers a number of court cases establishing precedence for character education. Appraises the legal efficacy of constitutional challenges and finds them wanting. (MJP)
AN: EJ490501
AU: Leming,-James-S.
TI: Character Education and Multicultural Education: Conflicts and Prospects.
PY: 1994
JN: Educational-Horizons; v72 n3 p122-30 Spr 1994 SN: ISSN-0013-175X
AV: UMI DT: Opinion Papers (120)
DE: Adolescents-; Children-; Cultural-Differences; Racial-Bias
DE: *Ideology-; *Moral-Development; *Multicultural-Education; *Politics-of-Education
AB: Ideology hinders compromise between proponents of character education and multicultural education. The future lies in seeking common ground, which will not be the same for all communities, must meet constitutional requirements, and will not please all stakeholders. (SK)
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Title: Character education: a book guide for teachers, librarians, and parents
Author(s): McElmeel, Sharron L.
Publication: Greenwood Village, Colo.: Libraries Unlimited/Teacher Ideas Press,
Year: 2002
ISBN: 1563088843
Title: First class character education activities program: Ready-to-use lessons & activities for grades 7-12
Author: Koehler, M.
Year: 2002
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Title: Character with character
Author: Findlay, D.
Year: 2001
Publisher: Alleyside Press
Title: Character education: a guide for school administrators /
Author(s): DeRoche, Edward F. ; Williams, Mary M.
Publication: Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Education,
Year: 2001
ISBN: 0810839652
Title: Readings and activities for character education: a resource guide for teachers and students
Author(s): Brooks, Diane L.
Publication: Peterborough, NH : Cobblestone,
Edition: 1st ed.
Year: 2001
ISBN: 0812675754
Title: Creating a civil school environment
Author: Daggett, W. R.
Year: 2000
Publisher: International Center for Leadership in Education
Title: Character development and the public schools
Author: Oakes. C. R.
Year: 1999
Publisher: Bethel College Center for Graduate and Continuing Studies
Title: Character education application in the classroom
Author: Hanson, R. M.
Year: 1998
Publisher: National Professional Resources, Inc.
Title: Character education in America's blue ribbon schools: Best practices for meeting the challenge
Author: Murphy, M. M.
Year: 1998
Publisher: Technomic Publishing Co. Inc.
Title: Character education: controversy and consensus
Author(s): Lockwood, Anne Turnbaugh.
Publication: Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Corwin Press,
Year: 1997
ISBN: 0803966164
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