On the Nature of Character: Some Preliminary Field Notes.

Coles, Robert

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ERIC Number: EJ255578

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1981

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On the Nature of Character: Some Preliminary Field Notes.

Coles, Robert

Daedalus, v110 n4 p131-43 Fall 1981

Explores the concept of character as defined by students and teachers from three different kinds of exemplary high schools. All participants believed that personal integrity was the basis of good character although the social environment determined appropriate behavior. For journal availability, see SO 509 295. (AM)

Descriptors: Family Influence, Integrity, Moral Values, Personality Traits, Religious Factors, Secondary Education, Social Values, Socioeconomic Influences, Student Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes, Youth

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses

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Language: English

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