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When Is It Bullying?
May 5, 2010
A recent article on bullying emphasized the importance of knowing just what bullying really is! Sounds simple, doesn’t it?
“Bullying is the repeated, constant, oppressive physical and/or psychological behavior towards one person who is seen as less powerful.” There is ALWAYS an imbalance of power.
“Teasing involves a situation where there is a balance of power. It [...]
Character Education, Prevention and Positive Youth Development
April 20, 2010
Research evidence from many well-designed and conducted studies shows that a more comprehensive approach to character education might be a much more efficient and cost-effective avenue to the prevention of behavior problems of students. Evidence states that this integrated character education format is more beneficial to the schools and the students than the adoption of [...]
Proof- Integrated Character Education Programs Work!
January 23, 2010
I was recently very encouraged to read a recent report in Journal of Research in Character Education that provides sound evidence indicating the effectiveness of including the character education teaching and modeling of values into all aspects of the school day.The integration of character education into the “whole” student experience is the vital difference that [...]
Character Education Program Spreads To Community
August 31, 2009
Building Good Citizens for Texas, a kindergarten through 12th grade Character Education program, has been introduced in over 400 school districts in Texas. Our character program is an integrative program design, as recommended by the Texas Legislature, and “The Journal of Research in Character Education”. We are proud to announce that our character education program [...]