Excerpt from 2008-2010 Interim Independent Evaluation Report of the Kansas Character Education Partnerships (KCEP) project implementing Power2Achieve programming in multiple high schools as part of an ongoing experimental research study.
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"Values education: The Power2Achieve approach for building sustainability and enduring impact." By Matthew Davidson, Vladimir Khmelkov, Kyle Baker, & Thomas Lickona, International Journal of Educational Research, 50 (2011) 190-197.
"Sustainability and Enduring Impact: Shaping an Intentional Culture of Excellence and Ethics." By Matthew Davidson, Vladimir Khmelkov, and Kyle Baker. Journal of Character and Leadership Integration, 2011, Vol. 2, No. 1, pp.35-51.
"The Power of Character: Needed for, and Developed from, Teaching and Learning" (chapter by Matthew Davidson, Vladimir Khmelkov, and Thomas Lickona in T. Lovat, R. Toomey, and N. Clement, Eds. International Research Handbook on Values Education and Student Wellbeing, 2010, Part 2, 427-454.)
"The 4 KEYS to Excellence and Ethics" (chapter by Matthew Davidson, Vladimir Khmelkov, and Thomas Lickona in R. Potke & W. Wiater (Eds.), Grammar schools striving for excellence: How can quality of grammar schools be developed? Stuttgart, Germany: Klett-Verlag, 2008.)
"Smart & Good Schools: A New Paradigm for High School Character Education"(chapter by Matthew Davidson, Thomas Lickona, and Vladimir Khmelkov in L. Nucci and D. Narvaez , Eds. Handbook of Moral and Character Education. NY: Routledge, 2008). Describes the theory, research, and essential practices of the Smart & Good Schools vision.
"Smart & Good Schools: A Paradigm Shift for Character Education" (article in Education Week, Nov. 2007).
IEE also co-sponsors the Smart & Good Schools initiative that disseminates programming and learning resources to develop the strengths of moral and performance character, such as E&E newsletter:
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Student, High School, KS
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Student, High School, KS
“I think that it is my job as an instructor to bring relevance to the lessons. I like that the program names the topic, and then we can take it in the direction we feel our students need.”
Teacher, High School, KS
“Our school no longer has a required freshman study skills class, but Power2Achieve fills that gap. There are so many skills I can check off because I've covered them in Power2Achieve.”
Teacher, High School, KS
“Power2Achieve provides educators with the tools and strategies for engaging students in measuring, monitoring, and working towards their academic and behavioral goals.”
Principal, LaFayette Jr. High, LaFayette, NY
“The creativity of the Power2Achieve programming has had a significant impact on helping prepare our students for life and work in the 21st century and for our school to meet the expectations of our community and society.”
Associate Principal,
Urbandale High School,
Urbandale, Iowa
“The innovative Power2Achieve programs provide powerful tools for realizing the goals of the Core Curriculum and the 21st Century Skills across the state of Iowa including decreasing dropouts, boosting academic achievement, improving workforce preparation, and preparing youth to become productive citizens and lead fulfilling lives.”
Iowa Department of Education
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