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Dishon, Gideon; Goodman, Joan F. – Theory and Research in Education, 2017
The "no-excuses" model of education has become one of the most prominent educational alternatives for urban youth. Recently, notable no-excuses charter schools have begun a concerted effort to develop students' character strengths, striving to increase their chances of future success. In this article, we situate the no-excuses approach…
Descriptors: Values Education, Charter Schools, Urban Schools, Discipline
Guldin, Matthew – Principal Leadership, 2009
Respect! Campaign is a learning program adopted by the leaders and staff members of East Side Community High School. It involves students and staffs in a process to discuss and define what respect means in their community. In this article, the author discusses how the school leaders at the school successfully implement the Respect! Campaign and…
Descriptors: High School Students, Moral Development, Ethical Instruction, Values Education
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Hall, Philip S. – Reclaiming Children and Youth, 2009
Using rewards to impact students' behavior has long been common practice. However, using reward systems to enhance student learning conveniently masks the larger and admittedly more difficult task of finding and implementing the structure and techniques that children with special needs require to learn. More important, rewarding the child for good…
Descriptors: Discipline, Rewards, Moral Development, Student Behavior
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Caduto, Michael – Journal of Environmental Education, 1983
Describes and evaluates eight valuing strategies for both general values education and environmental values education. Strategies include laissez faire; moral development, inculcation; values analysis; action learning (service learning); confluent education; and behavior modification. (JN)
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Education, Higher Education
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McGinnis, Ellen – Reclaiming Children and Youth: The Journal of Strength-based Interventions, 2003
Schools have widely used suspension and related punitive practices, in spite of their proven ineffectiveness. This article discusses the role of Aggression Replacement Training (ART) as part of a schoolwide positive behavior support initiative. Grounded in theory and research, ART focuses on the proactive teaching of acceptable behaviors to…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Student Behavior, Positive Reinforcement
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Oser, Fritz K. – Journal of Moral Education, 1996
Identifies and discusses the elements and applications of learning from negative morality. Negative morality refers to the experience of learning from mistakes thereby creating a body of personal knowledge about "what not to do." This knowledge not only protects individuals but steers them to the right behavior. (MJP)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Modification, Change Strategies, Cognitive Restructuring