Keywords
teacher perception, perceptions, character, character education, efficacy, importance, practice, citizenship
Abstract
While schools are academic institutions to prepare our country's youth for their future, developing a child's character and civic responsibilities is necessary and is often deleted from the explicit curriculum set forth in most school districts throughout the country. This study investigated the perception of character education of teachers in a Central Florida school district, as it related to teacher importance, teacher efficacy, and teacher practice of character education. This study investigated the responses of 497 classroom teachers surveyed within one Central Florida school district. The questionnaire used in this study was designed to illuminate teacher perceptions of character education, by examining a teacher's level of importance, efficacy, and practice of character education in their classrooms and schools. The three areas of importance, efficacy, and practice were examined to determine whether there was a statistically significant difference among Central Florida educators based upon demographic variables of a) grades level taught, b) years of experience, c) highest degree attained, d) gender, and e) National Board Certification. The results of this survey, in combination with existing research findings, proved to be beneficial in revealing the ideals and explicit actions that need to be prevalent in public schools today to insure a balance between academics and the development of civic behaviors and positive character values. This study was a step in a effort to depict the voices of all teachers as stakeholders in one Central Florida School district.
Notes
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Graduation Date
2009
Advisor
Holt, Larry
Degree
Doctor of Education (Ed.D.)
College
College of Education
Department
Educational Studies
Degree Program
Curriculum and Instruction
Format
application/pdf
Identifier
CFE0002556
URL
http://purl.fcla.edu/fcla/etd/CFE0002556
Language
English
Release Date
May 2009
Length of Campus-only Access
None
Access Status
Doctoral Dissertation (Open Access)
STARS Citation
Ampel, Jason, "Character Education: Examining The Perceptions Of Elementary, Middle, And High School Teachers In A Central Florida School District" (2009). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 3885.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/etd/3885