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James L. Merle; Madeline F. Larson; Clayton R. Cook – Grantee Submission, 2023
Social-emotional learning (SEL) and character education are important components of adolescent development. In this study, we evaluated a randomized controlled trial of CharacterStrong, a curriculum that combines SEL and character education that included 1609 students and 242 teachers across 14 schools. This study applied baseline target…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Social Emotional Learning, Values Education, Self Efficacy
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Lyngfelt, Anna; Sporre, Karin; Lifmark, David; Lilja, Annika; Osbeck, Christina; Franck, Olof – Cambridge Journal of Education, 2023
The overarching aim is to explore what teachers perceive as the opportunities provided by using literature in ethics education in compulsory school. When being interviewed, in what ways do the teachers express views on the potential of fiction to encourage students to accept certain human conditions as imaginable, or to create motivation for…
Descriptors: Ethics, Fiction, Teaching Methods, Teacher Attitudes
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Fraser, John; Gupta, Rupanwita; Krasny, Marianne E. – Environmental Education Research, 2015
Since the 1980s, scholars have suggested that environmental education (EE) has a "definitional problem" represented by a multiplicity of perspectives that have critically impacted its discourse, practices, and outcomes. This study sought to investigate how North American EE practitioners from backgrounds ranging from formal and…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Teacher Attitudes, Urban Areas, Conservation (Environment)
Dogini, Eric U. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Bullying behavior has reached pandemic proportions and is a growing concern in primary school. Most intervention programs in primary school are focused on bullying prevention or principally on the behavior of the bully. The purpose of this study was to explore whether a school-based bullying intervention program is an effective method for reducing…
Descriptors: Bullying, Program Effectiveness, Qualitative Research, Grounded Theory
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Tamuri, Ab. Halim – Journal of Moral Education, 2007
The teaching of "akhlaq" (moral values) in Islamic Education lessons is one of the important aspects in the Integrated Curriculum for Secondary Schools in Malaysia. Its purpose is to develop the potential of the individual in a holistic, balanced and integrated manner, encompassing the intellectual, spiritual, emotional and physical…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, School Activities, Negative Attitudes, Moral Values
Barclay, James R. – Educ Horiz, 1969
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Curriculum Development, Educational Philosophy, Learning Theories
Gardner, Ruth C., Comp. – 1973
The collected seminar papers on childhood education included in this publication have three main objectives: (1) To acquaint participants from four Utah universities with research trends, with emerging principles and practices in child development, (2) to confront participants with different points of view and to provide opportunities to clarify…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Cognitive Development, Conference Reports, Early Childhood Education
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Hudson, Hugh D.; Hoffman, Alan J. – Educational Studies, 1993
Reports on a study of 135 Russian and 279 U.S. teachers on the importance of 11 broad educational goals. Finds that U.S. teachers were most committed to basic skills development and critical thinking. Finds that Russian teachers were most supportive of interpersonal understanding, human relations, and ethical well-being. (CFR)
Descriptors: Aesthetic Values, Citizenship Education, Citizenship Responsibility, Cognitive Development
Platt, Elizabeth Balliett – 1991
This book describes the results of film study of every day events in day care. It focuses on teacher and child behavior as they interact at meals, naps, and play, and proposes that minute examination of what actually happens to children in specific situations is necessary to identify the kinds of positive behaviors caregivers want to build on, as…
Descriptors: Caregiver Child Relationship, Child Behavior, Child Caregivers, Cognitive Development
Morrow, Marilyn A.; Randhawa, Bikkar S. – 1981
Similarities in cognitive, attitudinal, and environmental factor structures of 60 Canadian Indian and 91 White students in grades 4, 6, and 8 were analyzed and compared to determine if learning difficulties of Indian students stemmed from those factors. White and Indian cognitive factor structures were most similar, and attitudinal factor…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indians, Canada Natives, Classroom Environment
Sullo, Robert A. – 1999
This book provides educators with information on how to become an inspiring teacher. Nine chapters look at: (1) "The Qualities of an Inspiring Teacher" (e.g., passion for learning, lifelong learners, and actions match words); (2) "Choice Theory" (genetic instructions affecting behavior, the quality world, and perception); (3)…
Descriptors: Brain, Child Development, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques