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A Program that Combines Character Development and Academic Achievement.

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Schaps, Eric; And Others – Educational Leadership, 1986

Describes the Child Development Project in California, which holds that academic and character education are equally important goals for schools. The project has been established to produce long-lasting effects on children's "prosocial" development. (MD)

Descriptors: Educational Cooperation, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Group Activities

Extrinsic Rewards Are Education's Past, Not Its Future.

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Schaps, Eric; Lewis, Catherine – Educational Leadership, 1991

Robert Slavin's position--that extrinsic rewards promote student motivation and learning--may be valid within the context of a "facts-and-skills" curriculum. However, extrinsic rewards are unnecessary when schools offer engaging learning activities; programs addressing social, ethical, and cognitive development; and a supportive…

Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Curriculum Development, Developmental Programs, Educational Environment