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Walker, David Ian – Journal of Education, 2022
This article identifies theoretical and practical resources for practitioners and researchers working toward cultivating character and moral judgment in youth. In doing this, the article draws on a 3-year study on character education in U.K. schools completed by the Jubilee Centre for Character and Virtues at the University of Birmingham and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Ethics, Values Education, Moral Values
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Zengaro, Sally; Iran-Nejad, Asghar; Schumacker, Randall; Zengaro, Franco – Research in the Schools, 2017
Although sports are popular activities for adolescents, the emphasis on winning at all costs, prevalent in adult competition models, might hinder moral development in youth. Therefore, this article reports the results of two studies investigating adolescent attitudes toward the acceptance of sports aggression from an integrated theoretical…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Attitudes, Athletics, Aggression
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Ee, Jessie – Asia Pacific Education Review, 2014
This paper discusses the use of an alternative instrument to assess the social-emotional competence (SEC) of secondary school students in Singapore. The instrument was used in a larger study to explore an approach to infuse social-emotional learning in the curriculum for children in school. The design of this research instrument is based on the…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, Student Evaluation, Alternative Assessment, Moral Development
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Nokelainen, Petri; Tirri, Kirsi – High Ability Studies, 2010
In this paper we investigate whether the level of motivation among mathematically gifted adolescents is related to their moral and religious judgment. The sample consists of first-year students (N = 20) at a Finnish private and independent boarding school specializing in mathematics. We formulated the following research questions: (RQ1) Is the…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Boarding Schools, Goal Orientation, Student Motivation
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Mayhew, Matthew J.; Seifert, Tricia A.; Pascarella, Ernest T. – Journal of College Student Development, 2012
Understanding the developmental issues first-time college students face is critical for scholars and educators interested in learning and development. This purpose of this study was to investigate the differential impact of first-year college experiences on the moral reasoning development of 1,469 students in moral transition versus those in moral…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Moral Values, Thinking Skills, Student Experience
Lee, Seon-Young; Olszewski-Kubilius, Paula – Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 2006
Using 3 psychological scales, this study examined the level of emotional intelligence, moral judgment, and leadership of more than 200 gifted high school students who participated in an accelerative academic program or an enrichment leadership program through a university-based gifted institute. Major findings include that on emotional…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Adolescents, High School Students, Emotional Intelligence