Appendix A
Workshop Agenda
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Workshop on Approaches to the Development of Character
July 26 and 27, 2016
National Academy of Sciences Building, Lecture Room
2101 Constitution Avenue, NW
Washington, DC, 20418
Agenda
TUESDAY, JULY 26
8:30–9:00 | Introductory Remarks and Setting the Stage |
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SESSION 1: WHAT IS CHARACTER?:
MOVING BEYOND DEFINITIONAL DIFFERENCES
Moderators: | Richard Lerner, Stephanie Jones |
9:00–9:45 |
Paper 1: What Is Character? Overview of the Research |
Larry Nucci, University of California, Berkeley | |
9:45–10:30 |
Reflections and Open Discussion |
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10:30–10:45 |
Break |
SESSION II: WHAT WORKS IN DEVELOPING CHARACTER?
Moderators: | Lucy Friedman, Catherine Bradshaw |
10:45–11:30 |
Paper 2: Effective Features and Practices that Support Character Development |
Marvin Berkowitz, University of Missouri, St. Louis | |
11:30–12:10 |
Reflections and Open Discussion |
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12:10–12:15 |
Introduction of First Breakout Activity |
Jennifer Brown Urban | |
12:15–1:15 |
Lunch |
1:15–2:15 |
Breakout Group Activity |
Self-assessment of program objectives and activities, review of research findings. |
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[Break on the way back to full session] |
SESSION III: INVESTING IN IMPLEMENTATION AND EVALUATION
Moderators: | Catherine Bradshaw, Ellen Gannett |
2:15–3:15 |
Paper 3: What You HAVE to Know about Program Implementation |
Joseph Durlak, Loyola, Chicago | |
Reflections and Open Discussion |
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3:15–4:15 |
Paper 4: Advancing Evaluation of Character Building Programs |
William Trochim, Cornell University, and Jennifer Urban |
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Reflections and Open Discussion |
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4:15–4:30 |
Reflections on the Day |
Moderator: |
Deborah Vandell |
Committee comments and open discussion |
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4:35 |
Reception for Workshop Participants |
WEDNESDAY, JULY 27
8:45–9:00 |
Goals for the Day |
Deborah Vandell |
SESSION III (CONTINUED):
INVESTING IN IMPLEMENTATION AND EVALUATION
(CONTINUED)
Moderators: | Jennifer Brown Urban, Ellen Gannett |
9:00–9:45 |
Paper 5: Considerations in Developing a High-Quality Staff |
Deborah Moroney, American Institute for Research | |
10:15–10:55 |
Reflections and Open Discussion |
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10:55–11:00 |
Introduction of Second Breakout Activity |
Jennifer Brown Urban | |
11:00–11:15 |
Break |
11:15–12:00 |
Breakout Group Activity |
Ideas for strengthening implementation of practices, strategies, evaluation |
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12:15–1:00 |
Lunch |
SESSION IV: MEASURING CHARACTER
Moderator: | Stephanie Jones, Richard Lerner |
1:00–1:45 |
Paper 6—Methodological Issues |
Noel Card, University of Connecticut |
1:45–2:30 |
Reflections and Open Discussion |
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2:30–2:45 |
Break |
2:45–4:00 |
Panel Discussion of Themes from the Workshop and Self-Study Discussions |
Moderators: |
Lucy Friedman, Richard Lerner |
Representatives from the groups report on their discussions and findings and offer their conclusions from the workshop with respect to: |
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Open Discussion |
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4:00–4:30 |
Closing Thoughts |
Moderator: Deborah Vandell | |
Committee members, open discussion | |
4:30 |
Adjourn |
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