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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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School Climate in Middle Schools: A Cultural Perspective
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Schneider, Stephanie H.; Duran, Lauren – Journal of Research in Character Education, 2010
In 2007-08 and 2008-09, 2,500 randomly-selected middle school students completed an annual survey on school climate and character development. In examining differences based upon grade, gender, race/ethnicity, school, and length of program participation, significant differences were found for all but length of program participation. Responses of…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, Educational Environment, Values Education, Student Surveys
Trust Us: Documenting the Relationship of Students' Trust in Teachers to Cognition, Character, and Climate
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Corrigan, Michael W.; Klein, Thomas J.; Isaacs, Thelma – Journal of Research in Character Education, 2010
This study highlights the efforts of a U.S. Department of Education's Office of Safe and Drug Free Schools Partnerships in Character Education Program grant awarded to an Appalachian region state education agency to study the effect of the integration of character education models into rural schools. More specifically, this study focuses on data…
Descriptors: Rural Schools, Trust (Psychology), Student Attitudes, Educational Attitudes
Next Steps for Research on SACD Programs: Embracing Complexity
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Atkins, Marc S.; Shernoff, Elisa S.; Marinez-Lora, Ane – Journal of Research in Character Education, 2009
This commentary focuses on the promises and challenges facing the Social and Character Development (SACD) consortium in evaluating the effectiveness of seven universal SACD programs designed to enhance student behavior and school climate under conditions of real world practice. In this commentary, we highlight that the opportunity costs associated…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Theory Practice Relationship, Social Development, Program Effectiveness
Elementary School-Based Programs Theorized to Support Social Development, Prevent Violence, and Promote Positive School Climate: Description and Hypothesized Mechanisms of Change
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Flay, Brian; Berkowitz, Marvin W.; Bier, Melinda C. – Journal of Research in Character Education, 2009
This article provides an overview of each of seven programs evaluated as part of the Social and Character Development Research Program (SACD), a federally-funded multiprogram evaluation project. It further examines the theoretical underpinnings, the teaching strategies employed, the content delivered, modifications made to the implementation or…
Descriptors: Violence, Educational Environment, Social Development, Teaching Methods