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ERIC Number: EJ557598
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1056-6325
The Community of Caring Comes to California.
Leon, Ronald
Social Studies Review, v37 n1 p73-74 Fall-Win 1997
Profiles the Community of Caring, a character education program in California that has been in existence for 12 years. Explicates some of the qualities that mark the program as a success. These include longevity, acceptability, comprehensiveness, evaluation, academic improvement, cost-effectiveness, family/community involvement, and professional endorsement. (MJP)
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Educational Environment, Educational Responsibility, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethical Instruction, Humanistic Education, Moral Development, Moral Values, Quality of Life, Role of Education, Social Development, Social Problems, Social Values, Socialization, Teacher Student 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."