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作者

来源

EDUCATION AND URBAN SOCIETY,Vol.51,Issue1,P.33-71

语言

英文

关键字

educational reform; educational policy; urban education; school improvement; school reform; ELEMENTARY-SCHOOL STUDENTS; PREVENTION PROGRAM; IMPACT

作者单位

[Jeynes, William H.] Calif State Univ Long Beach, Educ, Long Beach, CA 90840 USA. [Jeynes, William H.] Witherspoon Inst, Princeton, NJ USA. Jeynes, WH (reprint author), Calif State Univ Long Beach, Dept Teacher Educ, 1250 Bellflower Blvd, Long Beach, CA 90840 USA. E-Mail: whjuchicago@yahoo.com

摘要

An extensive meta-analysis, including 52 studies, was undertaken on the relationship between character education and student achievement and behavioral outcomes. Additional analyses were done to determine whether the effects of character education differed by student grade level, locale, race, and so on. The results indicated that character education is associated with higher levels of educational outcomes, no matter what type of standardized or nonstandardized measure was employed. Character education was also related to higher levels of expressions of love, integrity, compassion, and self-discipline. Overall, character education had somewhat greater effects for children in high school rather than those who were in elementary school. The effects of character education did not differ by the race of the children. The significance of these results is discussed.