The University of Dubuque is expanding its efforts to instill values of character, identity and purpose in students through a ...

Yael Kidron is the director of Character Education at the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics. Views are her own. The last year in the news has stirred discussion about values such as tolerance, ...

The basic character education lessons of SUNY Cortland’s Center for the 4th and 5th Rs (Respect and Responsibility) translate well regardless of the language. And it seems foreign countries are ...

I’ve always been a strong believer that an educator cannot TEACH anything - only FACILITATE learning. With regard to character then, my question: What approach to character can an educator take? Even ...

In too many schools, character education has become a hodgepodge: drug-abuse prevention, conflict resolution, health education, social and emotional skills acquisition, athletics, and service-learning ...

WORCESTER — A new report from the Pioneer Institute highlights Abby Kelley Foster Charter Public School’s success in teaching “character education” to students. Defined in the paper as education aimed ...

Just seeing the word "bravery" atop his regular progress reports makes 12-year-old Ismael Lopez stand a little taller. It surprised the quiet, deliberate sixth-grader that the character trait showed ...

A ngela Lee Duckworth’s research into the benefits of “grit” — which she defines as a blend of perseverance and passion — did more than spark 1,000 blog posts and editorial hot takes. Disseminated via ...

EAGLE GROVE, Ia. – Chelsie Omvig's eyes tear up as she speaks about her father's suicide. The memory is still vividly raw: Wondering why the preacher was in her living room, the overwhelming emotions ...

Explicitly teaching character in college? It’s not a new idea, but it’s not widespread. For that reason (among others), Wake Forest University’s Program for Leadership and Character has attracted ...

The basic character education lessons of SUNY Cortland’s Center for the 4th and 5th Rs (Respect and Responsibility) translate well regardless of the language. And it seems foreign countries are ...