Download or read book Perspectives of Kansas Educators Legislators and Community Leaders Toward a Program for Character Education in the Public Schools written by Diane Elaine Wright and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Dissertation Abstracts International written by and published by . This book was released on 2009-11 with total page 534 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Role of Character Education in America s Schools written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and the Workforce. Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth, and Families and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This publication covers the hearing held on March 1, 2000, in Washington, DC, before the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families of the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives on the role of character education in U.S. schools. The publication contains the following: "Statement of Mr. Michael N. Castle, Chairman, Subcommittee on Early Childhood Youth and Families, Representative from Delaware"; "Statement of Mr. Dale Kildee, Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families, Representative from Michigan"; "Statement of Ron Kinnamon, Coalition Vice-Chairperson, Character Counts! Coalition"; "Statement of Diane Berreth, Deputy Executive Director, Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development"; "Statement of Esther Schaeffer, Executive Director and CEO, Character Education Partnership"; "Statement of Andrew Shue, Co-Founder, Do Something"; "Statement of Sheldon Berman, Superintendent of Schools, Hudson Public Schools"; "Appendix A--The written statement of Michael N. Castle, Chairman, Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families, Representative from Delaware"; "Appendix B--The written statement of Dale Kildee, Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families, Representative from Michigan"; "Appendix C--The written statement of Ron Kinnamon, Coalition Vice-chairperson, Character Counts! Coalition"; "Appendix D--The written statement of Diane Berreth, Deputy Executive Director and CEO, Character Education Partnership"; "Appendix E--The written statement of Esther Schaeffer, Executive Director and CEO, Character Education Partnership"; "Appendix F--The written statement of Andrew Shue, Co-Founder, Do Something"; and "Appendix G--The written statement of Sheldon Berman, Superintendent of Schools, Hudson Public Schools." (BT)
Download or read book American Doctoral Dissertations written by and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 848 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Discourse of Character Education written by Peter Smagorinsky and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2005-05-06 with total page 403 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book Peter Smagorinsky and Joel Taxel analyze the ways in which the perennial issue of character education has been articulated in the United States, both historically and in the current character education movement that began in earnest in the 1990s. The goal is to uncover the ideological nature of different conceptions of character education. The authors show how the current discourses are a continuation of discourse streams through which character education and the national purpose have been debated for hundreds of years, most recently in what are known as the Culture Wars--the intense, often passionate debates about morality, culture, and values carried out by politicians, religious groups, social policy foundations, and a wide range of political commentators and citizens, in which the various stakeholders have sought influence over a wide range of social and economic issues, including education. The centerpiece is a discourse analysis of proposals funded by the United States Department of Education's Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI). Discourse profiles from sets of states that exhibit two distinct conceptions of character are examined and the documents from particular states are placed in dialogue with the OERI Request for Proposals. One profile reflects the dominant perspective promoted in the U.S., based on an authoritarian view in which young people are indoctrinated into the value system of presumably virtuous adults through didactic instruction. The other reflects the well-established yet currently marginal discourse emphasizing attention to the whole environment in which character is developed and enacted and in which reflection on morality, rather than didactic instruction in morality, is the primary instructional approach. By focusing on these two distinct regions and their conceptions of character, the authors situate the character education movement at the turn of the twenty-first century in the context of historical notions about the nature of character and regional conceptions regarding the nature of societal organization. This enlightening volume is relevant to scholars, practitioners, policymakers, and students across the field of education, particularly those involved in character education, moral development, discourse analysis, history and cultural foundations of education, and related fields, and to the wider public interested in character education.
Download or read book Kansas Studies in Education written by University of Kansas and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Character Education Connections for School Home and Community written by Diane Stirling and published by National Professional Resources Inc./Dude Publishing. This book was released on 2000 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a clear, concise, holistic resource for classroom teachers, with a thoughtful collection of approaches to integrating character education into daily learning and school life.
Download or read book An Analysis of K 12 Education Reform in Kansas written by Katie Lynn Allen and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the national and global levels, education policy is widely considered to be increasingly framed by market-oriented ideas often pushed by elite special interest groups. These groups use their collective power to influence legislators' decisions, often stifling improvement efforts and contradicting research evidence. Public choice theory contends that elected-officials seek personal benefit in policy decisions, framing the role of special interest groups as a malevolent force. The purpose of this study is to better understand state legislative policy making, with a specific focus on the role of special interest groups, their policy preferences, and the strategies they employ. This research answers the question: How do special interest groups influence K-12 education policy at the state-level? The State of Kansas' 2013-2018 House and Senate Education Committee sessions provide material for this qualitative multi-case study. Three hundred eighty-three pieces of testimony were analyzed for content. Sixteen semi-structured interviews with lobbyists, state-elected officials, bureaucrats, and public, private, and religious school leaders were conducted to explore differing perspectives and further understand policy discourse strategies. Data were analyzed using NVivo qualitative data analysis software. Themes in testimony were aggregated as well as compared by special interest group and policy position on six key issues. Shifts toward a neoliberal framing of education at the state-level is evident, including efforts to deregulate the teaching profession, policies that allow the state to fund private education, and public appeals for less government. Findings indicate policy discourse is dominated by education-affiliated special interest groups who often work in tandem toward securing resources, with primary opposition preferences promoting free-market ideology and low taxes. Discourse illustrates that public opinion is shaped by mainstream conservative ideology slowly moving education toward market-based principles. Educators resist change through the discourse of local control while strengthening public accountability of elected officials through insistence on checks and balances in government. Results indicate that many special interest groups undertake a democratic process open to their members to determine their collective policy position and remind lawmakers of their collective voting power. Professionals utilize scientific dialect on occasion to make rational arguments, but ideological discourse about the perceived role of government and personal stories and experiences dominate testimony. A lack of reliance on research evidence is perhaps due to the complexity of policy issues or possibly reflects the power of storytelling as a strategy to influence elected officials. However, interviewees shared that distrust amongst special interest groups and perceived bias of information sources conceptualizes facts and evidence-based data as subjective. Ultimately, the legislator ends up relying on inductive processes to affirm beliefs that tend to align with the majority of the electorate. This supports the premise that public choice theory, rather than research-based evidence guides state-level policy decisions. Implications for policymakers include developing policy that supports student achievement above all else and increase the utilization of evidence-based research in decision-making. Results indicate a need for more effective methods to shape public opinion in support of education. Suggestions for education advocates to successfully engage in political discourse are provided.
Download or read book Character Education Throughout the School written by Minneapolis Public Schools. Board of Education and published by . This book was released on 1937 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book School Family and Community Partnerships written by Joyce L. Epstein and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2018-07-19 with total page 508 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Strengthen programs of family and community engagement to promote equity and increase student success! When schools, families, and communities collaborate and share responsibility for students′ education, more students succeed in school. Based on 30 years of research and fieldwork, the fourth edition of the bestseller School, Family, and Community Partnerships: Your Handbook for Action, presents tools and guidelines to help develop more effective and more equitable programs of family and community engagement. Written by a team of well-known experts, it provides a theory and framework of six types of involvement for action; up-to-date research on school, family, and community collaboration; and new materials for professional development and on-going technical assistance. Readers also will find: Examples of best practices on the six types of involvement from preschools, and elementary, middle, and high schools Checklists, templates, and evaluations to plan goal-linked partnership programs and assess progress CD-ROM with slides and notes for two presentations: A new awareness session to orient colleagues on the major components of a research-based partnership program, and a full One-Day Team Training Workshop to prepare school teams to develop their partnership programs. As a foundational text, this handbook demonstrates a proven approach to implement and sustain inclusive, goal-linked programs of partnership. It shows how a good partnership program is an essential component of good school organization and school improvement for student success. This book will help every district and all schools strengthen and continually improve their programs of family and community engagement.
Download or read book University of Kansas Publications written by University of Kansas and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Research in Education written by and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 1108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Promising Practices in Character Education written by Philip Fitch Vincent and published by Character Development Publishing. This book was released on 1996 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Character Education in the Denver Public Schools written by Denver Public Schools and published by . This book was released on 1929 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Columbian History of Education in Kansas written by Board of directors of the Kansas educational exhibit and published by . This book was released on 1893 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Kansas Teacher written by and published by . This book was released on 1915 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Resources in Education written by and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
