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Bonner
Center for Character Education at California State University,
Fresno, articulates a statement of beliefs about character education
and the teaching profession. The Center sponsors the
"Virtues and Character Recognition Award" and highlights
promising practices in elementary and middle schools.
Center for the Advancement of Ethics and Character
at Boston University School of Education offers helpful resources
for educators including the
Internalizing Virtue Framework.
Center for the
4th and 5th Rs at the SUNY Cortland School of
Education promotes a 12-Point Comprehensive Approach to teaching
character education.
Character Development Foundation
The purpose of this organization is to promote ethical integrity
in young people and adults, for the betterment of individuals and
community. Their link to “Teacher Education” offers practical
suggestions for implementing character education training in teacher
preparation activities.
Character Education in Teacher Prep Programs at Faith-Based
Institutions Researchers from the Character
Education Partnership (CEP) and the Center for the Advancement of
Ethics and Character at Boston University found that colleges and
universities with religious affiliation are more committed to
character education than secular institutions (Finding Seven from
Teachers as Educators of Characters). This summary
report offers more information about the topic.
The Character Education and Civic
Engagement Technical Assistance Center (CETAC) is sponsored by
the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Safe and Drug-Free
Schools. CETAC Online provides state program administrators, local
educators, and the public with information on character education
and civic engagement, as well as strategies that support academic
goals and other reform efforts.
Character Education
Partnership (CEP)
is a nonpartisan coalition of organizations and
individuals dedicated to developing moral character and civic virtue
in our nation's youth. They have published
Character Education: The Foundation for Teacher Education, and
other resources that address character education training in teacher
preparation programs.
Character
Education Teacher Standards published by the University of San
Diego International Center for Character Education.
The
Ethics
Resource Center promotes ethical leadership worldwide through
research, education and partnerships. Through their
character development programs, they offer resource materials,
consultation and assessment of character development initiatives in
school settings.
The
Hardee Center
for Leadership and Ethics in Higher Education fosters the
development of higher education leaders who are committed to public
service, ethical responsibility, social justice and leading with
vision and purpose. They publish the
Journal of College and
Character to inform professional colleagues, students, and
friends about research and educational programs related to moral and
civic learning in college.
The LeaderShape Institute
trains young adults to increase their commitment to acting
consistently with core ethical values, personal values and
convictions. Character education is a fundamental component of
their curriculum. Independent research conducted by the W. K.
Kellogg Foundation found LeaderShape, Inc. to be an exemplary
program for integrating leadership training and character
development.
Maryland
Center for Character Education highlights Maryland colleges and
universities that implement character education in their teacher
preparation programs.
Research
articles and publications that address character education issues
University of Missouri – St. Louis supports the Sanford N.
McDonnell Endowed Professor of Character Education, Dr. Marvin
Berkowitz
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