Character Education
Student Well-Being & Movement
Opinion
Catholic Schools and Educating the Whole Child
Public education could learn lessons about looking beyond test scores to teaching the whole child from Catholic schools, Philip V. Robey writes.
School & District Management
Report Roundup
Study Finds Few Benefits in Character Education
The largest federal study to date of character-building or social-development programs has found that, for the most part, they don’t produce any improvements in student behavior or academic performance.
School & District Management
Character Education: An Embarrassment of Riches?
A leader of one of the character education programs studied by the Education Department finds good news for the field in an otherwise discouraging report.
Student Well-Being & Movement
Character Education Found to Fall Short in Federal Study
A study of seven schoolwide programs aimed at promoting students' social development has found that such efforts yield few, if any, academic and behavioral benefits.
Student Well-Being & Movement
Opinion
Building Character in Crisis
"Only as we teach integrity will kids be ready for democracy," write Patrick F. Bassett, Paul D. Houston, and Rushworth M. Kidder.
Student Well-Being & Movement
Opinion
Bridging the Character Education Achievement Gap
"A new character education model should be developed around principles that encourage college-level critical thinking and service to community," writes Paul Sutton.
Student Well-Being & Movement
Ethical Minds
Multiple-intelligences guru Howard Gardner and a team of Harvard researchers are probing how the use of digital technology is shaping young people's character. 
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Student Well-Being & Movement
Project Probes Digital Media's Effect on Ethics
Noted Harvard psychologist Howard Gardner is leading a team studying the social and ethical norms of young people on the Web.
Student Well-Being & Movement
Opinion
America's Crisis of Character—And What to Do About It
"A high-quality character education program produces young people who are both humane and smart," says Sanford N. McDonnell.
Student Well-Being & Movement
Opinion
Small Sacrifices
"It is the educator’s moral obligation to help students embrace causes larger than themselves, and to encourage them to display good citizenship in all spheres of life," says Bernice Lerner.
Student Well-Being & Movement
Social-Skills Programs Found to Yield Gains in Academic Subjects
A forthcoming research review analyzes school-based programs designed to foster children’s social and emotional skills.
Education
Improving Character Education
Does character education need to be improved and if so, how?
Student Well-Being & Movement
Opinion
Smart and Good Schools
Three scholars offer a paradigm shift for character education.