Teacher perception of character education

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dc.contributor.authorTuff, Lone
dc.contributor.authorUniversity of Lethbridge. Faculty of Education
dc.contributor.supervisorFowler, Leah
dc.date.accessioned2011-06-24T19:44:53Z
dc.date.available2011-06-24T19:44:53Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.degree.levelMasters
dc.descriptionix, 95 leaves ; 29 cmen_US
dc.description.abstractThis study explores teachers’ understanding of character education, their perceived role in curriculum development, implementation effectiveness, and their teaching practices. This two-part investigation surveys teachers from two schools, followed by an interview process with six of those participants. The school staffs of one elementary school and one elementary-junior-high school were surveyed to provide a general overview of teacher understanding of expectations, their knowledge of character traits identified in the curriculum goals of their Board of Education, and opinions about how their current teaching practice addresses the development of character. The interview data provided indepth information about teacher interpretation of character by their Western Canadian urban Public Board, details about their current teaching practices, including techniques and strategies incorporated, and their feelings about how character education should be taught in the school. The research revealed that teachers were generally unaware of the board’s curriculum expectations of the 11 character traits to be taught in school. There were mixed responses about who was responsible for teaching character: Some felt the responsibility was on the parents, while others felt it should be all adults. The study found that teachers were, in fact, currently teaching and assessing students on many of the traits identified as being significant as part of the hidden, lived curriculum.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10133/1306
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherLethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Faculty of Education, c2009en_US
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Educationen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesThesis (University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Education)en_US
dc.subjectMoral education -- Albertaen_US
dc.subjectMoral education -- Study and teaching -- Albertaen_US
dc.subjectCharacter -- Study and teaching -- Albertaen_US
dc.subjectValues -- Study and teaching -- Albertaen_US
dc.subjectEducation -- Moral and ethical aspects -- Albertaen_US
dc.subjectCurriculum planning -- Albertaen_US
dc.subjectTeacher participation in curriculum planning -- Albertaen_US
dc.subjectDissertations, Academicen_US
dc.titleTeacher perception of character educationen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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