Our Centers for Ethics:
Research on CHARACTER COUNTS!
CHARACTER COUNTS! not only works, it works dramatically. We know that scientists and grant makers need statistical proof, so we’ve been collecting it for several years now. Here are some of the documented results:
- Summary of Research and Results
- South Dakota Study
• Methodology
• Findings: Students
• Findings: Teachers
- CC! and NCLB Requirements
- CC! and State Standards
- CC! Case Study: Hinsdale Central High School — outlines how this Illinois school implemented CC! and the results they have achieved (written Jan. 2008)
- CC! Report on Youth and Violence
- “Smart and Good High Schools: Integrating Excellence and Ethics for Success in School, Work and Beyond” — a report sponsored by the Center for the 4th and 5th Rs and the Character Education Partnership (2005)
- “Internalization of Character Traits by Those Who Teach Character Counts!” — an article in the Journal of Extension (Dec. 2001, vol. 39, no. 6)
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