Purposeful change: the positive effects of a course-based intervention on character

Mendonça, Sara Etz; Murray, Elise D.; Lamb, Michael

doi:10.1080/17439760.2023.2178954

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“…Recently, several moral and character education programs using exemplars have been developed and conducted in real educational settings (Lamb et al, 2022; Maranges et al, 2024; Mendonça et al, 2023). Although they did not explicitly refer to the SDT, they successfully promoted students’ motivation by implementing materials and instructional components supporting the three needs.…”

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“…The programs employed a systematic program including autonomous activity components ensuring students’ sense of autonomy. They also adopted relatable and attainable exemplars as sources of moral inspiration supporting needs for competence and relatedness (Lamb et al, 2022; Maranges et al, 2024; Mendonça et al, 2023). Both quantitative and qualitative data from the studies suggest that the programs promoted moral and character development among students significantly (Lamb et al, 2022; Maranges et al, 2024; Mendonça et al, 2023).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…They also adopted relatable and attainable exemplars as sources of moral inspiration supporting needs for competence and relatedness (Lamb et al, 2022; Maranges et al, 2024; Mendonça et al, 2023). Both quantitative and qualitative data from the studies suggest that the programs promoted moral and character development among students significantly (Lamb et al, 2022; Maranges et al, 2024; Mendonça et al, 2023). The evidence suggests that moral educators should carefully consider the SDT while selecting exemplars and designing interventions to produce optimal motivational outcomes by supporting students’ sense of autonomy, competence, and relatedness.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Furthermore, those studies recruit relatively small numbers of participants (e.g. 80 in Lamb et al (2022) and Mendonça et al (2023), and 75 in Maranges et al (2024)). These methodological caveats may suggest that researchers should conduct additional studies employing intervention programs with reliable measures and larger samples.…”

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“…When a moral exemplar is seen as attainable, a person believes the moral behaviors are achievable through their efforts, thus supporting the pillar of competence (Han and Dawson, 2023; Niemiec and Ryan, 2009). Although it has not been fully tested empirically, recent exemplar-applied character education programs have implemented autonomous instruction methods, for example, student discussion reported successful outcomes (Lamb et al, 2022; Maranges et al, 2024; Mendonça et al, 2023). 7 Hence, we also assume that autonomy should be supported in exemplar-applied interventions.…”

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Considerations for effective use of moral exemplars in education: Based on the self-determination theory and data syntheses

Han,

Graham

2024

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The present study aimed to examine how to improve the effectiveness of moral exemplar-applied interventions based on the pillars of the self-determination theory framework, autonomy, competence, and relatedness. Past research has mainly focused on the relatedness and attainability of moral exemplars for predicting motivation outcomes. The data for this study consisted of synthesized data sets from previous studies examining the motivational impacts of distinct moral exemplars and intervention methods. The main syntheses for these data sets used multilevel modeling focusing on relatability, attainability, and intervention methods, corresponding to relatedness, competence, and autonomy in the self-determination theory, respectively, as predictors. In general, there was a significant interaction effect between the attainability or relatability, and the intervention method. Autonomous instruction methods, which support autonomy, were demonstrated to boost motivational outcomes. Implications from this study support the employment of self-determination theory to examine the use of moral exemplars in moral education and were consistent with previous exemplar studies.

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Leadership as service: developing a character education program for university students in Spain

Cohen de Lara,

Lleó,

Domingo

et al. 2024

International Journal of Ethics Education

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This paper describes the development and implementation of a character education program at the University of Navarra. The Leadership as Service Program has been developed in collaboration with the Oxford Character Project, and has adapted its Global Leadership Initiative to the Spanish context. The purpose of the Leadership as Service Program is to help students develop a sense of personal purpose, and virtues that are specific to leadership, such as prudence, humility, gratitude, resilience, and service. The methodology of the program follows the seven strategies of character education and includes a mentoring program. In order to adapt the Global Leadership Initiative to the Spanish context, the Leadership as Service Program was integrated as much as possible into the fabric of the University of Navarra by means of (1) facilitating a new initiative to develop workshops on purpose; (2) incorporating an existing mentoring program; (3) positioning local actors as experts, and (4) dialogue with stakeholders within the university. First results indicate that the Leadership as Service Program makes a valuable contribution to the ethical and professional development of students, which corroborates with the findings of the Oxford Global Leadership Initiative.

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Exemplars of purpose: Reliance on moral exemplars supports college students’ purpose in life

Maranges,

Allman,

Etz Mendonça

et al. 2024

International Journal of Educational Research

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Purposeful change: the positive effects of a course-based intervention on character

Cited by 10 publications

References 40 publications

Considerations for effective use of moral exemplars in education: Based on the self-determination theory and data syntheses

Considerations for effective use of moral exemplars in education: Based on the self-determination theory and data syntheses

Leadership as service: developing a character education program for university students in Spain

Exemplars of purpose: Reliance on moral exemplars supports college students’ purpose in life

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