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Showing 1 to 20 of 87 for “"character education"”.
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Teachers' insights on character education
… and concerns regarding the practice of teaching Character Education programs in elementary school. The subjects for this study are twenty-one elementary school teachers and the school's guidance counselor. This study used a survey instrument with closed-ended responses (Likert scale) as well as …
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Character education through secondary school literature classes
… and learning theorists on the nature of moral character and its development. Since its recommendations are for improving character education in public secondary school literature classes in the Clark County School District, Las Vegas, Nevada, the thesis will also include legal documentation …
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Promotion of self-esteem through character education
… of self-esteem in the classroom done through character education activities and high levels of positive interaction with student and teacher. The study incorporated field notes, observations, and interviews with students through surveying which were done in a third grade classroom in New …
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Character Education: A Relationship with Building Health
… investigate the relationship between the use of character education programming and school health. Measuring and improving school health is a process that supports social, emotional, ethical and civic education. Hoy, Tarter, and Kottkamp define this concept as a healthy school is one in which the …
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The effect of character education on student behavior
<p>The purpose of this study was to determine if character education addressed directly through lesson plans would have an effect on behavior of students when they are not under supervision of the classroom teacher. The researcher observed the students' social interactions in the experimental group …
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The Effects of Character Education on Student Behavior.
<p>Character education has been a part of public schooling in the United States since its beginning. It has undergone dramatic changes over the years, from didactic instruction to service learning; it continues to evolve as more and more schools become involved in teaching students right from …
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Character education and parental involvement: impact on academic achievement
… (a) if a positive correlation exists between character education and academic achievement in three New Jersey public elementary schools and (b) if a positive correlation exists between parental involvement and academic achievement in the same three schools. NJ ASK data supported the notions …
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Character Education in Public Schools: Building an Effective Program
Educational leaders, families, and politicians debate the methods for teaching, the materials taught, and the content learned (Benninga, Berkowitz, Kuehn, and Smith, 2006; Kohn, 1997). These stakeholders all agree, however, that a major goal for education is to produce learned, productive members …
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Character Education Programs and Student Suspension Rates from School: Do Character Education Programs Decrease Student Suspensions from Regular Instructional Public Elementary Schools in Texas?
The purpose of this study was to determine if character education programs impact the suspension rates of students from regular instructional public elementary schools in Texas. The data was also examined to determine if the number of years since a school's implementation of a character education …
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An integration approach to character education in the high school
<p>Character education provides many opportunities for students to learn how to be responsible citizens in their schools and communities by developing moral and virtuous traits. However, this path to maturity seems to create many challenges for today's students. Recent events in public schools and …
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Impact of character education on a third grade inclusion classroom
<p>The purpose of this study was to implement a character education program with a third grade inclusion classroom at Cooper's Poynt School in Camden, New Jersey. This study was conducted in efforts to improve relationships and interpersonal skills using qualitative action research. Character …
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An evaluation of a character education program on students with developmental disabilities
… of this study was to examine the effects of a character education program on students with developmental disabilities. Both the experimental (n=20) and the control (n=14) groups were administered a pre-test during the same week. Following this, a six-week character education program was …
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The effects of character education on the behavior of 5th grade students
… study were to determine the effects of using character education lessons to (a) decrease negative behaviors and (b) increase positive behaviors. Three character education lessons were taught over the period of one school week. Students completed reading, writing, and listening activities both …
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How Character Education and Conflict Resolution Strategies Foster a Positive Learning Environment
… project implemented and evaluated a seven month character education and conflict resolution strategies program. The study focused on how character education and conflict resolution foster a positive learning environment. Participating were sixth grade students, seventeen girls and thirteen boys, …
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A Study of the Status of Character Education in Reference to Religion
… the relation of religion to the development of character. It may be more succinctly and clearly put in the form of a question as follows:|Can there by any real and basic character development without religion? Or is it possible to achieve the highest form of character without the unique …
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The Concept of Character in the Apocalypse with Implications for Character Education
<p>Problem and Purpose</p> <p>In the educational world of the 80s there is a renewed interest in moral education after nearly half a century of neglect. However, since most moral philosophers reject the teaching of objective moral values in favor of subjectivity, Christian educators have felt the …
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Interactive Narrative for Adaptive Educational Games: Architecture and an Application to Character Education
This thesis presents AEINS, Adaptive Educational Interactive Narrative System, that supports teaching ethics for 8-12 year old children. AEINS is designed based on Keller's and Gagné's learning theories. The idea is centered around involving students in moral dilemmas (called teaching moments) …
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