Emotional and Spiritual Well-Being FY18 Focus Area 3: Child and Youth Well-Being (Panel Topics) GUEST SPEAKER: Dr. Kristina Callina, University/Institute for Applied Research in Youth Development Research has shown that schools and youth-serving organizations have a key role to play in developing the character of our nation’s youth. Programs such as scouting (Eagle Scouts, in particular) help instill core values, leadership and decision-making skills that have a common moral purpose. As discussed in a recent National Academy of Sciences meeting on character, more work needs to be done to understand how character develops. Researchers at Tufts University are collaborating with the United States Military Academy on a first-of-its-kind, five-year longitudinal study of how West Point develops character and leadership in its cadets, a project that could help predict which practices produce successful officers and influence character and leadership education in schools, businesses and other organizations. Learn more here. Recommended Resource Awareness for Discussion Periods are embedded in each resource title below. If you have problems linking, copy and paste the URL directly into your internet browser. (Read Summary Section of 2010 Baylor University Findings from the National Academy of Sciences Workshop on Character Development, Education, and Assessment (Summarized in a recent special issue of the Journal of Character Education Hard copy document available upon request via the MFRC eMailbox) – Values in Action Inventory of Strengths (VIA-IS): Six Moral Virtues -– Wisdom and Knowledge, Courage, Humanity, Temperance, Justice, and Transcendence West Point Values: Duty, Honor, and Country as espoused by Army Ethic: Values, Loyalty, Duty, Respect, Selfless Service, Honor, Integrity and Personal Courage which combine to – form a common moral purpose.
Emotional and Spiritual Well-Being FY18 Focus Area 3: Child and Youth Well-Being (Panel Topics) GUEST SPEAKER: Dr. Kristina Callina, University/Institute for Applied Research in Youth Development Research has shown that schools and youth-serving organizations have a key role to play in developing the character of our nation’s youth. Programs such as scouting (Eagle Scouts, in particular) help instill core values, leadership and decision-making skills that have a common moral purpose. As discussed in a recent National Academy of Sciences meeting on character, more work needs to be done to understand how character develops. Researchers at Tufts University are collaborating with the United States Military Academy on a first-of-its-kind, five-year longitudinal study of how West Point develops character and leadership in its cadets, a project that could help predict which practices produce successful officers and influence character and leadership education in schools, businesses and other organizations. Learn more here. Recommended Resource Awareness for Discussion Periods are embedded in each resource title below. If you have problems linking, copy and paste the URL directly into your internet browser. (Read Summary Section of 2010 Baylor University Findings from the National Academy of Sciences Workshop on Character Development, Education, and Assessment (Summarized in a recent special issue of the Journal of Character Education – Hard copy document available upon request via the MFRC eMailbox) Values in Action Inventory of Strengths (VIA-IS): Six Moral Virtues -– Wisdom and Knowledge, Courage, Humanity, Temperance, Justice, and Transcendence West Point Values: Duty, Honor, and Country as espoused by Army Ethic: Values, Loyalty, Duty, Respect, Selfless Service, Honor, Integrity and Personal Courage – which combine to form a common moral purpose.
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