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Eason, Corby; Gear, Tami; Voorhies, Leah – Utah State Board of Education, 2018
In the 2016 General Session, House Bill 443, School Dropout Prevention and Recovery, enacted provisions regarding a school's responsibility to provide dropout prevention and recovery services. This report is provided to the Education Interim Committee to summarize dropout prevention and recovery services reported by local education agencies. Local…
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, School Responsibility, School Districts, State Legislation
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Stiff-Williams, Helen R. – Clearing House: A Journal of Educational Strategies, Issues and Ideas, 2010
This article challenges policymakers, school leaders, and teachers to implement wide-scale and systematic teaching of character education in every classroom. In support of the idea that student character development should be a priority in all classes, I explain that youth need "decision-filters" to negotiate life's challenges. Further,…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Personality, Values Education, Moral Development
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Templin, Carl R.; Christensen, David – American Journal of Business Education, 2009
This paper reports the results of a ten-year effort to establish ethics as a learning objective for all business students, to assess the effectiveness in achieving that learning objective and to incorporate ethical conduct as a part of the school's organizational culture. First, it addresses the importance of ethics instruction for all business…
Descriptors: Ethics, Teaching Methods, Student Evaluation, Educational Practices
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Dawidowicz, Paula M. – Journal of Moral Education, 2003
Examines the moral environment in three school districts in Utah. Reviews the various moral and character education programs being used in these districts. Compares and contrasts their methods in terms of literature, textbooks, and activities. Concludes with an evaluation of these programs and their effectiveness in their specific environments.…
Descriptors: Character Education, Cultural Background, Cultural Traits, Diversity
Gardner, Ruth C., Comp. – 1973
The collected seminar papers on childhood education included in this publication have three main objectives: (1) To acquaint participants from four Utah universities with research trends, with emerging principles and practices in child development, (2) to confront participants with different points of view and to provide opportunities to clarify…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Cognitive Development, Conference Reports, Early Childhood Education