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SACD Research Program

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Description

The U.S. Department of Education's Social and Character Development Research Program framework organizes school-based programming around six goals, including violence prevention, social-emotional development, character education, tolerance, health promotion, and civic responsibility.

Components

  • SACD six-goal framework for social and character development programming: The SACD Research Program organizes school-based social and character development around six specific goals promoted through SACD activities. The report defines SACD goals as "six specific goals defined by the SACD Research Program and promoted through the use of SACD activities to support students' social and character development," spanning violence prevention, social-emotional development, character education, tolerance, health promotion, and civic responsibility. (Social et al. (2010))

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Key Sources

  • Social and Character Development Research Consortium (2010). Efficacy of Schoolwide Programs to Promote Social and Character Development and Reduce Problem Behavior in Elementary School Children (NCER 2011-2001). Washington, DC: National Center for Education Research, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/efficacy-of-schoolwide-programs-to-promote-social-and-character-development-and-reduce-problem-behavior-in-elementary-school-children
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title SACD Research Program
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