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	Character Development
		The YMCA develops character by demonstrating and teaching the core values of caring, honesty, respect, and responsibility.
		A person of strong character is someone who always tries to do what is right (behaves according to positive values) even when no one is looking, because the person believes it is the right thing to do.
		The Character Counts Coalition, of which the YMCA is a founding member, uses six pillars of character which are similar to our four core values.
	www.ssymca.org /camps/Character_Development.asp (1061 words)

	Moral Development and Character Formation
		Contemporary character educators (Ryan and McLean, 1987; Wynne in Nucci, 1989) likewise rely heavily on psychological theories that emphasize punishment and reward systems to reinforce desired behavior, and systems of inculcation which are presumed to instill values and virtues in the young.
		Findings that individual personality and character are multifaceted, complex and responsive to contextual cues, seems to comport with such common experiences as knowing people who are shy in some contexts and gregarious in others, and fits our general common sense understanding that people are not always consistent in their moral positions or actions.
		Personal development, then is in part a function of how one interprets the hand one is dealt at birth, and the meanings and ways in which one enacts the different roles (e.g., boy, girl, athlete, scholar, gang member, professor, someone named Larry or Maria) which we assume in context.
	tigger.uic.edu /~lnucci/MoralEd/articles/nuccimoraldev.html (9487 words)

	Ethics Resource Center: FAQs about Character Education
		Character education is the deliberate effort by school communities to foster students' ethical development.
		Character education is grounded in the belief that a truly comprehensive education involves character formation and the development of good citizenship, as well as academic learning.
		Character education should aim to increase students' recognition of the ethical element in all aspects of school life.
	www.ethics.org /character-development/character-faqs.asp (2325 words)

	Character development is the other broad goal of education
		The purpose of character education is to reach beyond the core curriculum goals; to touch the hearts, minds, and lives of students in far-reaching ways that can transform a future of failure to a life of success.
		A person of character values all persons, lives by the Golden Rule, respects the dignity, privacy, and freedom of others, is courteous and polite to all, and is tolerant and accepting of differences.
		A person of character is a good citizen, does his or her share, helps the community, plays by the rules, and respect authority and law.
	www.nls.net /mp/sfricke/character_education.htm (398 words)

	NMMI Office of Institutional Research: Character Development
		Character Education Partnership: "Character education" is an umbrella term used to describe many aspects of teaching and learning for personal development.
		As indicated by the variety of terms associated with it, character education is broad in scope and difficult to define precisely.
		Character Education Partnership: Character development is a holistic approach that connects the moral dimension of education to the social and civic realms of students' lives.
	www.nmmi.cc.nm.us /ir/irf02character.htm (582 words)

	Educational Psychology Interactive: Moral and Character Development
		The first is the development of a vision for one's life that includes the discovery and/or defining of one's life mission and desired lifestyle.
		The second is the development of one's character, dealing with concerns of direction and quality of life.
		Therefore, character development must be seen as an organic process in the development of the material/physical, human/psychological, and spiritual/transcendental aspects of human being.
	chiron.valdosta.edu /whuitt/col/morchr/morchr.html (5380 words)

	Character development - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Character development is a part of characterization through which a story teller informs the audience about the character's personality, history, thought processes, etc.—the better the audience knows the character, the better the character development.
		Character development may sometimes be confused with the changing of a character's personality; however, this is one type of character development known as dynamic development.
		Static development refers to a character that is developed but left unchanged: this commonly is done with secondary characters in order to let that character serve as a thematic or plot element.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Character_development (224 words)

	Character Arc & Development - Novel Writing Tips
		And no characters resonate more than those who in the course of a story learned how to transcend their own flaws and weaknesses to do something great—this is known as a Character Arc.
		the rocky path of personal growth and development a character undergoes in a story, usually unwillingly, during which the character wrestles with and eventually overcomes some or all of a serious emotional fear, limitation, block or wound.
		Small conflicts/transitions as the character evolves from one state of mind to another in a slow even pace until he is compelled to make a life changing decision.
	www.musik-therapie.at /PederHill/Character.htm (468 words)

	Ethics and Character Development
		At its best, character education is integrated into every aspect of a person’s life – home, school, work and community.
		Author and professor, Dr. Thomas Lickona, describes character education’s goal as teaching people to "know the good, love the good (develop a conscience) and do the good." In many character education efforts, community members come to consensus about the virtues ("the good") they would like people in the community to possess.
		Character education is not an add-on program nor a once a month lesson that works like a vaccination needing only a booster shot now and then.
	web.extension.uiuc.edu /character/character.html (168 words)

	The Art of Character Development
		There are many aspects of character development, and your character could be nearly as deep and complete as anyone you might know in real life.
		Especially with characters you strongly disagree with or have a very different perception of reality than, you need to be able to argue their side of it to be able to write for them in a believable way.
		Another character of mine is a Gorgon (aka Medusa, D&D style) that was a bit controversial at first because a character who can turn people into stone by looking at them is a little too powerful for a player character in a roleplaying game.
	fullcircle.comicgenesis.com /characterdevelopment.htm (3804 words)

	Typing Chimp - Character Pro 5
		Character Pro 5 harnesses the power of the Enneagram, a personality-typing system used by professional psychologists, to help writers, actors, story-editors, directors and others develop memorable, well-rounded story characters.
		Character Pro isolates each part of the character, provides tools and extensive help files to guide you to a well-rounded, complex and realistic character.
		Character Pro is the only dedicated character development program on the market.
	www.characterpro.com /characterpro/index.html (507 words)

	Gamasutra - Features - "It Builds Character: Character Development Techniques in Games"
		Character development in and of itself isn't going to make your gameplay any better, but it will create a more satisfying experience because you're furnishing a more well-developed context, a more immersive world for the player to explore.
		The final reason to consider character development during the development of games is that these characters can become iconic represenations of a brand.
		We're talking about the highlights, the primary characters, the ones that the audience is supposed to relate to or have an emotional response to (admiration, hate, amusement).
	www.gamasutra.com /features/20050810/chandler_01.shtml (1123 words)

	Character Development Tips
		Remember when you are doing character development work that although your main concern is the parts of that character that are relevant to the story, that isn't your only concern.
		A vice for your character doesn't necessarily have to be drinking or swearing--perhaps your character is a compulsive spender.
		Perhaps your character's vice is something as innocuous as a habitual over-consumption of sweets; maybe your character is a chocoholic.
	www.pgtc.com /~slmiller/characterdevelopment.htm (516 words)

	Character Development
		This extraordinary values based program is the result of extensive research developed under the sponsorship of a blue-ribbon steering committee in Jacksonville, Florida leading to city-wide adoption.
		character education and developmental ethics to professional educators that in turn provides the "Four Point" blueprint for community, corporate and education leaders to undertake training, learn the methodology and become the catalysts for creating mature Community-wide Character Development trainers.
		Once beyond the formation years, studies show, it is literally impossible for a person to change their individualized morality save for a life changing adult event or personal epiphany brought about by a near death or other radical trauma.
	www.cefe.org /character_development.htm (418 words)

	Trustworthiness - Honesty - Lesson Plans - Character Counts
		And to help understand how trusting relationships are developed, we look at a documentary about a high school peer counseling program, where trusting and being trusted are the keys to a healthy school community.
		If there are things that displease you, develop some ideas for improving the situation.
		Develop a checklist for evaluating the trustworthiness of political leaders.
	www.goodcharacter.com /ISOC/Trustworthiness.html (1140 words)

	Character Development - AnimWatch Forums
		To the reader, the characters must seem human (even if they're robots or pumpkins); they must be believable, consistent, and real.
		The sign of a well-defined character is someone whom you remember long after having read the book or seen the movie; someone whom you could imagine in other situations than in the book where they were created, because they are so real to you.
		And the character development is like the road map of that journey.
	www.animwatch.com /forum/showthread.php?t=119 (551 words)

	Character Development Library Listings (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		This short pamphlet reviews existing research on the curricular effectiveness of the morals/values education programs that developed and flourished in the 60s, 70s, and 80s along with a review of the potential of the classroom and school to develop student character.
		After a brief history of character education in the 20s and 30s, the work presents a conceptual and theoretical perspective for effective character education for the present.
		It develops reasoning skills needed to understand and apply ethical theories" It is also a philosophical book, for it approaches ethics from a philosophical point of view and develops a theory of applied ethics.
	www.usna.edu /CharacterDevelopment/liblistings/library_index.html (1146 words)

	Character Development
		The characters you create in NBT-Solaris are not meant to be stagnant creatures, never changing or living their lives.
		A character’s Prominance can vary wildly during the course of his career and willhave an effect on the character’s interactions, challanges, as well as on the winnings of other characters in Solaris OTB.
		Whenever this type of development is intended, it should be well thought out, as well as determining the effects on your character.
	www.netbattletech.com /nbt-solaris/character_development.html (955 words)

	Character-Based Game Design
		Note that this doesn't necessarily mean that the problems in question have to be of earth-shattering importance to the population at large.
		If your character is Leisure Suit Larry, and what he wants most out of life is to score with heaps of bodacious babes, make him as unattractive as possible and throw everything including the kitchen sink at him to thwart his carnal desires.
		Another example: If your character is a shy, lazy Hobbit who only wants to be left alone, shove him into a starring role in an apocalyptic struggle between the forces of good and evil.
	www.gignews.com /fdlcharacterdesign.htm (1466 words)

	Anderson University School of Education \| Center for Character Development
		The Center for Character Development can help local groups develop character education programs and initiatives in their communities through efforts including seminars, mentoring and a statewide resource center.
		The Center for Character Development (CCD) at AU is designed to serve as a clearinghouse and resource center for parents, teachers, community leaders—anyone who would like to learn how to make good character a part of every classroom and help with building community coalitions that provide clear, consistent messages on developing good character.
		Formed in 2000, the mission of The Center for Character Development at Anderson University is to recognize, enhance, teach and sustain positive qualities in the lives of persons in order to promote civility through character development.
	www.anderson.edu /soe/cfcd (314 words)

	Middot and Character Development -- Darche Noam Institutions
		The statements “Good character is a central value” and “Good character is the central value in Judaism” might not be exaggerations.
		Rabbi Cordozo, the Vietnam Vets, and Developing Humility: Rabbi Nathan Lopez Cordozo was in the hotel lobby in a city where he was to lecture, and two men approached him with the following problem.
		Longing: Many of the character traits (especially humility) are presented in the sources in quite an extreme form.
	www.darchenoam.org /discussion/dis_home.htm (943 words)

	Heritage Preparatory Academy Character Development
		Character building materials are implemented that include Scripture definition and opportunities to role play along with biographical sketches and an example from nature.
		For example, each month a character trait would be chosen, and students are given ideas on how to live out that trait.
		Additional aspects of Heritage Prep's character education program are the conduct and discipline policies intended to foster a God-honoring learning environment.
	www.hpafamily.org /character.htm (416 words)

	Cub Scouting's 12 Core Values
		Character development should extend into every aspect of a boy's life.
		Character development should not be viewed as something done occasionally as part of a separate program, or as part of only one area of life.
		Character development lessons can be found in every aspect of the Cub Scouting experience.
	www.scouting.org /cubscouts/resources/13-323/index.html (745 words)

	Center for Character Development Homepage (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Created in 1993, The Center for Character Development’s mission is to facilitate character development programs and activities throughout all aspects of the Academy experience.
		Graduates also appreciate the significance of spiritual values and beliefs to their own character development and that of the community.
		"Character is the foundation of effective officership and leadership.
	www.usafa.af.mil /34trw/cwc/?catname=commandant (244 words)

	Character Education Resources from the Character Development Group > Home
		Philip Fitch Vincent, Director of the Character Development Group, brings more than 20 years of experience to his work in character education.
		Character education works: School systems across the country have implemented effective character education elements and have seen the results: a more civil school, fewer absentees, and higher grade averages.
		The Character Education Series from Dr. Vincent, along with the Character Development Group's staff development materials, can give any school system or teacher, parent, counselor or parent-teacher organization a head start.
	www.charactereducation.com (572 words)

	CharacterEd.Net - Development Partnership
		The Character Education Network, CharacterEd.Net, is developed and owned by Thinking Media, specialists in the development of computer-based education.
		The Character Development Group is one of the nation's leading publishers and authorities in character education.
		Hamilton County is one of the nation's leaders in integrating character education in the classroom.
	www.charactered.net /main/partnership.asp (315 words)

	Character Development - free Suite101 course
		Most of the books I found about character development were generally written from the perspective of character traits or personality.
		Your characters must be human (even if you are writing about aliens from another world), and they must be believable.
		This might work alright for minor secondary characters, but your main characters need to be real to your readers -- complete with weaknesses and faults that cause them to fail (so the reader can identify with them).
	www.suite101.com /course.cfm/17744/seminar (705 words)

	Character Pro / CharacterPro / Character Pro 5 / Character Development / Typing Chimp Software / Writing Software
		Character Pro isolates each part of the character, provides tools, and extensive help files to guide you to a well-rounded, complex and realistic character.
		The Personality section is where you'll develop the core of your character's personality including the basics, character flaw and how he or she behaves under pressure.
		Character Reference Tools include a huge name database divided by gender, tips and tricks, info about character development and a primer on the Enneagram personality-typing system.
	www.masterfreelancer.com /wsstore/wec001.html (1689 words)

	CCPS Character Development (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The character development program is an effort by Calvert County's educators to work more closely with parents, students and the community to help all of our youth become educated citizens who can contribute to creating a better society.
		This portion of Calvertnet is dedicated to providing teachers, parents and community members a starting point for the development of activities, lessons and discussions that lead to more critically-thinking students, more intelligent students and more caring, conscientious students.
		It is each school's responsibility to develop and implement strategies in their own school based on the needs of their students and their community.
	www.calvertnet.k12.md.us /instruct/char_dev/characterdev.shtml (246 words)

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