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ERIC Number: EJ557587
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1056-6325
Gaining Community Support for Character Education.
Chandler, Patricia
Social Studies Review, v37 n1 p40-42 Fall-Win 1997
Describes the planning and implementation of a locally developed program built on superintendent leadership, administrator and teacher participation, and community support. Outlines the work done by steering and curriculum committees and their role in garnering community support. Recent evidence suggests a decrease in school and classroom misbehavior. (MJP)
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Educational Development, Educational Planning, Educational Responsibility, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethical Instruction, Moral Development, Moral Values, Outcomes of Education, Program Effectiveness, Program Implementation, Role of Education, School Community Relationship, Social Development, Social Values, Teacher Administrator Relationship, Values Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Practitioners; Teachers
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: California; Character Education
Note: Theme issue on "Character Education."