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Direct linkPrince, Kort C.; Ho, Edward A.; Hansen, Sharon B. – Journal of Research in Character Education, 2010
This study examined the effects of the Living Skills school-based intervention program as a method of improving school adjustment and the social lives of at-risk elementary school students. Youth participants were referred to the program by teachers or school counselors based on perceptions of risk due to rejection and isolation, aggressive and…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Intervention, At Risk Students, Student Adjustment
Kaminski, Jennifer Wyatt; David-Ferdon, Corinne; Battistich, Victor A. – Journal of Research in Character Education, 2009
The Social and Character Development (SACD) research program was designed to evaluate the effectiveness of seven elementary-school-based programs developed to promote social and emotional competence, positive behavior, a positive school climate, and academic achievement, and to decrease negative behavior. Procedures undertaken by the SACD…
Descriptors: Emotional Intelligence, Academic Achievement, Factor Structure, Personality
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
Brown, Philip M. – Journal of Research in Character Education, 2009
In this commentary for the special issue on the social and character development (SACD) research program, the author identifies some of the dilemmas facing practitioners attempting to do evaluation research in SACD in schools and discusses some of the related concerns raised in this issue's papers. His familiarity with the SACD program derives…
Descriptors: Evaluation Research, Research Projects, Familiarity, Child Development
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
