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Yuliawati, Livia; Virlia, Stefani; Sandjaja, Meilani; Sari, Tasia Puspa; Dorkas, Mopheta Audiola; Wulansari, Oktufiani Dwi – Cypriot Journal of Educational Sciences, 2021
Previous studies have revealed the benefits of character and meaning in life for individual well-being. However, little research has been conducted on elementary and junior high school teachers who teach students between the ages of 10-15 years (late childhood and early adolescence) in Indonesia. This study aims to explore teachers' perceptions…
Descriptors: Well Being, Life Satisfaction, Values Education, Personality Development
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Anwar, Chairul – Journal of Education and Practice, 2015
Globalization process went very quickly and move brings tremendous impact and implications for life, including educational institutions. Objectively, students in public schools and private are increasingly far deviated from the values of religious and moral values, the brawl between students, pornography and pornographic, played by students, abuse…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Religion Studies, Islam, Values Education
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Clark, Shelby; Seider, Scott – Journal of College and Character, 2014
In this article, the authors describe the experiences of five cadets and college students serving as camp leaders for the United States Air Force Academy's (USAFA) Leaders of Character Camp (LoCC). Additionally, they describe the work in which three other universities are engaged to adapt the LoCC model to their own university contexts. In so…
Descriptors: Leadership Training, Values Education, Military Service, Student Leadership
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Kumar, G. N. Sunith; Arockiasamy, S. – Journal on Educational Psychology, 2012
Co-curricular activities provide prospects for better youth development and growth experiences. These activities are particularly good at providing opportunities for students to work in teams, to exercise leadership, and to take the initiative themselves. The active participation of the students is required to reap out maximum benefits out of such…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, Parent Influence, Extracurricular Activities, Personality Traits
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Koshy, Sonia Issac; Mariano, Jenni Menon – New Directions for Youth Development, 2011
This article reviews the research literature on teaching and supporting purpose in adolescence and young adulthood. An extensive search revealed that most studies on youth purpose examine psychological correlates and neglect instructional and social supports. School is an effective context for fostering purpose, yet reported approaches for…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Journal Articles, Literature Reviews, Young Adults
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Graves, Karen – American Educational History Journal, 2010
As a cultural and university historian focusing on Europe and the United States, Sheldon Rothblatt is more interested in understanding the multiple bearings of liberal arts education as it has developed across the ages. The American high school, from its origins in the 19th century to the contemporary period, represents only a fraction of the…
Descriptors: General Education, Liberal Arts, Personality Development, High Schools
Sulzer, Arthur Henry, IV – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Urban high-school students' low average level of academic achievement is a national problem. A lack of academic progress is a factor that contributes to students failing to graduate. In response to these urban high school student problems, a growing number of urban charter high schools have opened as an alternative to the traditional public high…
Descriptors: Secondary Education, Secondary School Students, Urban Education, Marine Education
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Rubin, Beth C. – Teachers College Record, 2007
Qualitative research describing and theorizing about the emerging civic identities of diverse youth is scarce. This study provides a textured view of how civic identity is constructed and negotiated by racially and socioeconomically diverse adolescents, based on interviews and in-class discussions conducted with students in four public secondary…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Citizenship Education, Socioeconomic Background, Socioeconomic Influences
Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1926
The subject of objectives in character education was discussed in a report of progress to the National Education Association, July, 1924. While this topic is not treated separately in this report, the general point of view of the 1924 report is maintained in Chapter 1, The Processes of Character Education, and is restated briefly and discussed at…
Descriptors: Educational History, Values Education, Ethical Instruction, Moral Values