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ERIC Number: EJ1031919
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013
Pages: 11
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0013-1172
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Support and Importance of Character Education: Pre-Service Teacher Perceptions
Beachum, Floyd D.; McCray, Carlos R.; Yawn, Christopher D.; Obiakor, Festus E.
Education, v133 n4 p470-480 Sum 2013
Character education is the explicit teaching of positive values by teachers, which is supported by the school. Currently, there is a lack of research on character education with regard to pre-service teachers. The purpose of this study was to ascertain the perceptions of pre-service teachers with regard to their support for character education and their feelings toward its importance in an undergraduate curriculum/methods course. The instrument utilized in this study was PPCES (Pre-service Teacher Perceptions of Character Education Survey). The study's sample consisted of pre-service teachers enrolled in an undergraduate course at a mid-western university. Descriptive statistics and Pearson correlation coefficients revealed that character education received high levels of support and pre-service teachers supported the notion of including character education issues in undergraduate teacher education courses.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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