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Callina, Kristina Schmid; Lerner, Richard M. – Journal of Character Education, 2017
Nucci (this issue) gives a compelling conceptualization of the ideas needed to understand character as a multifaceted developmental system. In this article, we focus on the idea of coherence as it applies to understanding character development, education, and assessment. Using ideas from relational developmental systems (RDS) metatheory, we…
Descriptors: Individual Development, Values Education, Personality Development, Ethics
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Shpeizer, Raz – Research in Education, 2018
During the second half of the 20th century, a new pedagogical movement emerged, which centered around the concept of "critical thinking." While the movement soon became a significant player in the pedagogical field, its proponents continued to develop the theoretical and practical aspects of critical thinking, aiming to transform it into…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Social Development, Individual Development, Educational History
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Gonzalez, Laura M.; Eades, Mark P.; Supple, Andrew J. – School Community Journal, 2014
It has been projected that 33% of all school children will be from immigrant households by the year 2040 (Suarez-Orozco et al., 2010). For school personnel (e.g., administrators, counselors, teachers) working with immigrant youth and adolescents, understanding ethnic identity development is an essential cultural competency. In this essay, the…
Descriptors: School Community Relationship, Immigrants, Youth Opportunities, Social Development
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Pare, Timothy J.; Shannon-Brady, Dustin T. – Canadian Journal of Counselling, 1996
Describes use of guided imagery in a family of origin group. Outlines three stages in the process of differentiation from family: identification, integration, and activation of the individual's thoughts, feelings and behaviors. Use of guided imagery is highlighted as a means for accessing the unconscious and increasing the clients' awareness of…
Descriptors: Counseling Theories, Family (Sociological Unit), Family Counseling, Family Influence
Silvernail, David L. – 1981
This publication attempts to give the reader some insights and suggestions for meeting the challenge of educating the whole child. It begins by pointing out the importance of the development of positive self concepts in children. The early development of self and general self concept is described, and then attention is focused on the impact of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Change Strategies, Educational Environment, Educational Responsibility
Glenn, Christopher M. – 2003
Premised on the view that students with more years of Montessori education (MEY) would possess to a higher degree those qualities emphasized in the Montessori environment and that Montessori students would be as successful as students more traditionally educated, this report presents the final assessment for the Longitudinal Assessment Study,…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Creativity, Early Childhood Education, Educational Attitudes