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Peer reviewedLeming, James S. – Journal of Education, 1997
Reviews and compares 10 character education programs, their objectives, pedagogy, and research, revealing their highly diverse theoretical assumptions and pedagogical practices. It suggests that emerging research in the field offers the hopeful promise that theory and practice may be advanced in a systematic manner. (GR)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Course Evaluation, Educational Objectives, Educational Practices
Peer reviewedTudge, Jonathan – Elementary School Journal, 1991
Describes the education of young children in the Soviet Union. Considers changes that have taken place since the school reform of 1984 within a historical perspective. Focuses on the first year of schooling and the ways in which systems attempt to inculcate values and beliefs. (Author/BB)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Ethical Instruction, Exceptional Persons, Foreign Countries
Chrismer, Ellen – Thrust for Educational Leadership, 1998
Picture books, showing young characters' struggles to control their anger and cope under stress, are cornerstones of the East Side San Jose Schools' Leadership through Ethical Action and Development (LEAD) program. Sponsored by the Markkula Center, LEAD enrolls 11 university student leaders who share their knowledge of ethical behavior with…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, College School Cooperation, Elementary Education, Ethical Instruction
Sweeney, Marianne; And Others – 1982
This unit's purpose is to teach elementary students responsibility toward their pets by examining laws related to owners' responsibilities, medical care, and items which can be purchased for pets. The project, intended to cover 15 class days, provides teaching concepts and resources and presents each lesson in terms of a problem. Lessons include…
Descriptors: Concept Teaching, Course Content, Elementary Education, Ethical Instruction
Peer reviewedStevenson, Harold W. – Elementary School Journal, 1991
Discusses the development of Japanese elementary education in the context of three periods of its history. Considers salient characteristics of Japanese elementary schools and teaching procedures; these include curriculum; social and moral education; classroom environment; teachers; afterschool classes; college entrance examinations; the kyoiku…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, After School Education, Classroom Environment, College Entrance Examinations
Peer reviewedCesarone, Bernard – Childhood Education, 1994
Summarizes 11 ERIC documents and journal articles on teaching conflict resolution to students, particularly students in the middle grades. Includes discussions of conflict among students and strategies for dealing with violence in schools, descriptions of conflict resolution programs and projects implemented in schools, and an analysis of the…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Conflict, Conflict Resolution, Decision Making Skills
Joyce, William W., Ed.; Ryan, Frank L., Ed. – 1977
The anthology contains 24 selected articles about elementary school social studies which have appeared in issues of the journal "Social Education" from 1970-77. "Social Education" is the official journal of the National Council for the Social Studies. These articles are considered to be exemplary in discussing instructional…
Descriptors: Anthologies, Career Awareness, Classroom Design, Course Content
