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From:American Philosophical Quarterly (Vol. 31, Issue 4) Peer-ReviewedVirtue ethics is unable to determine the character traits that lead to human flourishing because they vary according to the traits an individual already possesses. Virtue ethics is thus superfluous and can be replaced by...
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From:Depression Research and TreatmentPeer-ReviewedObjective. To examine the effects of temperament and character profiles on state and trait depression and anxiety in a Japanese youth population. Method. Japanese university students were solicited for participation in...
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From:The Chronicle of Higher Education (Vol. 46, Issue 40)ALTHOUGH character education is arguably the fastest-growing movement in elementary and secondary education, many college and university educators seem to resist applying the same concept at their own institutions....
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From:Nature (Vol. 488, Issue 7412) Peer-ReviewedNari stared at the brass knob. She had already tried to open the wooden door by flicking her head to one side, but it didn't work. She went through troubleshooting but found nothing; according to the system, the door...
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From:Presidential Studies Quarterly (Vol. 28, Issue 4) Peer-ReviewedCritics of President Bill Clinton have continuously attacked him on the issue of character. Many of his supporters no longer defend the president, claiming he has effectively done a good job in office. The gap between...
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From:College Literature (Vol. 41, Issue 4) Peer-ReviewedThe argument of this essay involves documenting the presence of dilation in Henry the Fifth. Rhetorical dilation suits Shakespeare's presentation of Henry as a heroic king, chiefly in the staging of his reconquering...
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From:The American Enterprise (Vol. 10, Issue 4)An education at The Citadel includes strict lessons in honor, responsibility and character. At the center of education at The Citadel lies the Honor System, a system in which a cadet cannot lie, steal or cheat, or...
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From:Washington University Journal of Law & Policy (Vol. 46)In 2011, the Supreme Court of Ohio upheld the state bar's decision to deny Hassan Jonathan Griffin admission to the bar on character and fitness grounds. (1) Mr. Griffin had graduated from law school in May 2008. (2)...
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From:The Chronicle of Higher Education (Vol. 55, Issue 27)Byline: SUSANNAH TULLY William Damon, a professor of education at Stanford University, has long advocated "character education" as a key component of school reform. The author of several books on the subject, his...
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From:Childhood Education (Vol. 76, Issue 5) Peer-ReviewedCharacter education can be defined as an effort by schools, communities, and families to assist children in understanding, caring about, and acting upon a core of ethical values (Character Education Partnership, 1997)....
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From:Journal of Character Education (Vol. 13, Issue 2) Peer-ReviewedIn this article I provide an overview of the methodological issues involved in measuring constructs relevant to character development and education. I begin with a nontechnical overview of the 3 fundamental psychometric...
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From:Style (Vol. 35, Issue 3) Peer-ReviewedCharacter and characterization are such an obvious part of fiction that they are very seldom discussed in critical works. Despite the postmodern and poststructural denigration of characters, however, they are still...
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From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 16, Issue 9) Peer-ReviewedWe investigated the relationship between self-ratings of leader character and follower positive outcomes-namely, subjective well-being, resilience, organizational commitment, and work engagement-in a public-sector...
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From:White House Studies (Vol. 1, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedABSTRACT Although it has been criticized, James David Barber's famous study of presidential character has endured and its influence remains during the present resurgence of the study of character and personality in...
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From:T H E Journal (Technological Horizons In Education) (Vol. 29, Issue 10)Cartoon Network and Turner Learning have developed a national character education program for middle school students that is designed to aid educators in creating caring, principled and responsible adults. Animate Your...
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From:Social Education (Vol. 64, Issue 5) Peer-ReviewedELECTION COMMENTATORS covering the presidential race have said repeatedly that this year character--not partisanship or domestic or international issues--will be at the core of voter concern. The Clinton scandal and...
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From:MedSurg Nursing (Vol. 6, Issue 4) Peer-ReviewedDeveloping the character needed to reach a satisfactory level of professional achievement requires brains, courage, heart, and faith. Having brains means it is important to continue to learn throughout life. Courage is...
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From:The Wilson Quarterly (Vol. 36, Issue 4)THE SOURCE: "Candidates Matter: Policy and Quality Differences in Congressional Elections" by Matthew K. Buttice and Walter J. Stone, in The Journal of Politics, July 2012. WHAT DETERMINES WHETHER A CANDIDATE for...
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From:Genetic, Social, and General Psychology Monographs (Vol. 126, Issue 2) Peer-ReviewedTrust in supervisor and trust in organization are argued to be distinct but related constructs, each with its own set of antecedents and outcomes. Empirical field results supported the proposition. Although trust in...
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From:Parergon (Vol. 35, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedThe reign of Alexius I Comnenus (1081-1118) offers an opportunity to explore the ideology of Byzantine emperorship at a time of administrative reform. Two twelfth-century historians, Anna Comnena and John Zonaras,...