<< Chapter < Page Chapter >> Page >

According to Leming (1993b), “Several studies have shown that schools that seem to have an impact on student character will respect students, encourage student participation in the life of the school, expect students to behave responsibly, and give them the opportunity to do so” (p. 67). Matthews and Riley (1995) determined that effective character education involves students in formulating program agenda, utilizes peer interaction, and capitalizes on support from parents and the community. The importance of the school’s community to effective ethics education is posited by the same authors, Matthews and Riley (1995), who advised how to avoid failure: We ensure failure if we teach ethics without using a community context to illustrate, nurture, and support ethical development. Without grounding ethics within the particular community and cultural context of the learner, ethics remain abstract, outside the scope of experiences of the learner, and ultimately irrelevant. (p. 17)

One large suburban district evaluated the impact of character education implementation on one middle school. Teachers reported significant gains in several areas including gains in academic work habits, care exhibited toward building staff, and increased participation in volunteer and citizenship projects (Brooks&Freedman, 2002). Convincing evidence, therefore, demonstrates that schools’ character education efforts do positively impact academic achievement, student behavior, and students’ school-related behavior.

Goals for character education

In lieu of the three aforementioned benefits that justify character education’s inclusion in school programs, specific goals are now outlined for character education programming and planning. Character education is everything that a school does that influences the character of their students, and includes the school’s deliberate effort to help people understand, care about, and act upon core ethical values (Lickona, 1991a). In terms of the character expectations that people have on their own children, Lickona (1991a) understood that parents want their children to “be able to judge what is right, care deeply about what is right, and then do what they believe to be right-even in the face of pressure from without and temptation from within” (p. 8).

Goals for students

The goal of character education, according to Schulman and Mekler (1994), should be that students do not exhibit character because they are being rewarded, but because they initiate a character trait on their own with the reward being a feeling of goodness as evidenced emotionally or in some aspect of their psyche. Those persons demonstrating effective character development are motivated by intrinsic reward not external benefit or reward. Noddings (2005) referenced a 1918 National Education Association report, Cardinal Principles of Secondary Education , that cited the great goals of education as including the seven topics of health, core academics, home, vocation, citizenship, worthy use of leisure, and ethical character – all meant to, “guide our instructional decisions” (p. 10). According to Noddings (2005), these goals are “meant to broaden our thinking – to remind us to ask why we have chosen certain curriculums, pedagogical methods, classroom arrangements, and learning objectives” (p. 10). That is, “Students are whole persons – not mere collections of attributes, some to be addressed in one place and others to be addressed elsewhere” (Noddings, 2005, p. 10). Thus, for Noddings (2005), “schools must be concerned with the total development of children” (p. 11), and should not only focus on the fundamentals like reading and math.

Questions & Answers

how does Neisseria cause meningitis
Nyibol Reply
what is microbiologist
Muhammad Reply
what is errata
Muhammad
is the branch of biology that deals with the study of microorganisms.
Ntefuni Reply
What is microbiology
Mercy Reply
studies of microbes
Louisiaste
when we takee the specimen which lumbar,spin,
Ziyad Reply
How bacteria create energy to survive?
Muhamad Reply
Bacteria doesn't produce energy they are dependent upon their substrate in case of lack of nutrients they are able to make spores which helps them to sustain in harsh environments
_Adnan
But not all bacteria make spores, l mean Eukaryotic cells have Mitochondria which acts as powerhouse for them, since bacteria don't have it, what is the substitution for it?
Muhamad
they make spores
Louisiaste
what is sporadic nd endemic, epidemic
Aminu Reply
the significance of food webs for disease transmission
Abreham
food webs brings about an infection as an individual depends on number of diseased foods or carriers dully.
Mark
explain assimilatory nitrate reduction
Esinniobiwa Reply
Assimilatory nitrate reduction is a process that occurs in some microorganisms, such as bacteria and archaea, in which nitrate (NO3-) is reduced to nitrite (NO2-), and then further reduced to ammonia (NH3).
Elkana
This process is called assimilatory nitrate reduction because the nitrogen that is produced is incorporated in the cells of microorganisms where it can be used in the synthesis of amino acids and other nitrogen products
Elkana
Examples of thermophilic organisms
Shu Reply
Give Examples of thermophilic organisms
Shu
advantages of normal Flora to the host
Micheal Reply
Prevent foreign microbes to the host
Abubakar
they provide healthier benefits to their hosts
ayesha
They are friends to host only when Host immune system is strong and become enemies when the host immune system is weakened . very bad relationship!
Mark
what is cell
faisal Reply
cell is the smallest unit of life
Fauziya
cell is the smallest unit of life
Akanni
ok
Innocent
cell is the structural and functional unit of life
Hasan
is the fundamental units of Life
Musa
what are emergency diseases
Micheal Reply
There are nothing like emergency disease but there are some common medical emergency which can occur simultaneously like Bleeding,heart attack,Breathing difficulties,severe pain heart stock.Hope you will get my point .Have a nice day ❣️
_Adnan
define infection ,prevention and control
Innocent
I think infection prevention and control is the avoidance of all things we do that gives out break of infections and promotion of health practices that promote life
Lubega
Heyy Lubega hussein where are u from?
_Adnan
en français
Adama
which site have a normal flora
ESTHER Reply
Many sites of the body have it Skin Nasal cavity Oral cavity Gastro intestinal tract
Safaa
skin
Asiina
skin,Oral,Nasal,GIt
Sadik
How can Commensal can Bacteria change into pathogen?
Sadik
How can Commensal Bacteria change into pathogen?
Sadik
all
Tesfaye
by fussion
Asiina
what are the advantages of normal Flora to the host
Micheal
what are the ways of control and prevention of nosocomial infection in the hospital
Micheal
what is inflammation
Shelly Reply
part of a tissue or an organ being wounded or bruised.
Wilfred
what term is used to name and classify microorganisms?
Micheal Reply
Binomial nomenclature
adeolu
Got questions? Join the online conversation and get instant answers!
Jobilize.com Reply

Get Jobilize Job Search Mobile App in your pocket Now!

Get it on Google Play Download on the App Store Now




Source:  OpenStax, Character education: review, analysis, and relevance to educational leadership. OpenStax CNX. Sep 24, 2009 Download for free at http://cnx.org/content/col11119/1.1
Google Play and the Google Play logo are trademarks of Google Inc.

Notification Switch

Would you like to follow the 'Character education: review, analysis, and relevance to educational leadership' conversation and receive update notifications?

Ask