Pidge Bannin Cheryl Bremer

Allen HendersonLiz Honaker

Current State of KnowledgeFoundational goal: to prevent injury to g p j yself & othersLack of fundingac o u d gHigh value placed on Character EdDefinitions are not standardizedDefinitions are not standardizedPredominantly found in early ed, slowly being addressed throughout all agesbeing addressed throughout all ages

Current State of KnowledgeEmphasized more by females and p yteachers with 1-8 yrs experienceDisconnect between personal efficacy sco ec be ee pe so a e cacy and general teacher efficacy when teaching Character Ed (own teaching vs g ( gnature of teaching effectiveness)Character Ed crumbling core gfamily

Research DesignQualitativeQuasi – experimentalSurveysSurveysDescriptive modelsMi d th dMixed methodsExploratory research

Range of Statistical Procedures

ANCOVAMANOVA

ANOVAP Score

T-TestChi-Square

Descriptive StatisticsPearson Correlation

Threats to Internal/External Validity

Survey› Low Response – mortality rates › Subjective response› Differing opinions on terminologyHawthorne EffectIntervening Variableg

Threats to Internal/External Validity

Lack of buy-in resistance to changePotential inconsistent deliveryySmall sampling = non-representation

Future Recommendations

More study on how literature influences characterResearch theoretical explanations of interventionsDevelop more higher ed modelsIncrease administrative supportc ease ad s a e suppo

Future Recommendations

Longitudinal studies to compare effect of character educationExtend research to include variables of age, gender & gradeMore specific analyses of psychological functioning of actual moral exemplars

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