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Course Title Code Compulsory/Elective Laboratory + Practice ECTS
Character and Value Education in Early Childhood OKÖ429 VII. SEMESTER 3+0 5.0
Language of Instruction Türkçe
Course Type Area Elective Courses
Course Instructor(s) DOÇ. DR. ASLI YILDIRIM
Mode of Delivery The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face
Prerequisites There is no a prerequisite or co-requisite for this course.
Courses Recomended There is no recommended optional programme component for this course .
Recommended Reading List Bryan, C.S. & Babelay, A.M. (2009). Building character: A model for reflective practice. Academic Medicine, 84(9), 1283-1288.Colby, A. & Damon, W. (1992). Some do care. New York: The Free Press.Damon, W. & Gregory, A. (1997). The Youth Charter: towards the formation of adolescent moral identity. Journal of Moral Education, 26(2), 117-130.Damon, W. (2002). “The roots of character and the role of community. white house talk on character and community.” [Online] Retrieved on 6 January 2013, at URL: http://www2.ed.gov/admins/lead/safety/character/damon.pdf Damon, W. Menon, J. & Bronk, K. C. (2003). The development of purpose during adolescence. Applied Developmental Science, 7(3), 119-128.Ekşi, H. & Katılmış, A. (2015). Karakter Eğitimi El Kitabı. Ankara: Nobel Yayıncılık.Hart, D. Atkins, R. & Ford, D. (1998). Urban America as a context for the development of moral identity in adolescence. Journal of Social Issues, 54(3), 513-530. Hart, D. & Carlo, G. (2005). Moral development in adolescence. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 15(3), 223–233.Husu, J. & Tirri, K. (2003). A case study approach to study one teacher\'s moral reflection. Teaching and Teacher Education, 19 (3), 345–357.Jones, S.C. & Stoodley, J. (1999). Community of caring: a character education program designed to ıntegrate values into a school community. NASSP Bulletin, 83(609), 46-51.Katılmış, A., Ekşi, H. & Öztürk, C. (2011). Sosyal bilgiler ders kazanımlarıyla bütünleştirilmiş karakter eğitimi programının etkililiği. Kuram ve Uygulamada Eğitim Bilimleri, 11(2), 854-859.Kupperman, J.J. (2005). How not to educate character. In D.K. Lapsey & F.C. Power (Eds.).Character psychology and character education (pp.201-217). Notre Dame, Indiana: University of Notre Dame Press.Larson, R. (2006). Positive youth development, willful adolescents, and mentoring. Journal of Community Psychology, 34(6), 677-689.Lerner, R.M., Dowling, E.M. & Anderson, P.M. (2003). Positive youth development: thriving as the basis of personhood and civil society. Applied Developmental Science, 7(3), 172-180.Lickona, T. (1991). Educating for character how our schools can teach respect and responsibility. New York: Bantam Books.Milson, A.J. (2000). Social studies teacher educators\' perceptions of character education. Theory & Research in Social Education, 28(2), 144-169.Milson, A.J. (2003). Teachers’ sense of efficacy for the formation of students’ character. Journal of Research in Character Education, 1(2), 89–106.Park, N. & Peterson, C. (2006). Moral competence and character strengths among adolescents: The development and validation of the values in action inventory of strengths for youth. Journal of Adolescence, 29(6), 891-909.Revell, L. & Arthur, J. (2007). Character education in schools and the education of teachers. Journal of Moral Education, 36(1), 79-92.Roeser, R.W., Eccles, J.S. & Sameroff, A.J. (2000). School as a context of early adolescents\' academic and social-emotional development: a summary of research findings. The Elementary School Journal, Special Issue: Non-Subject-Matter Outcomes of Schooling [II], 100(5), 443-471. Ryan, K. & Bohlin, K. E. (1999). Building character in schools. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.Schultz, L. H., Barr, D.J. & Selman, R.L. (2001). Approach to evaluating character development programmes: an outcome study of facing history and ourselves. Journal of Moral Education, 30(1), 3-27.Seligman, M.E.P. & Csikszentmihalyi, M. (2000). Positive psychology an introduction. American Psychologist, 55, 5–14.Seligman, M.E.P., Steen, T.A., Park, N. & Peterson, C. (2005). Positive psychology progress empirical validation of ınterventions. American Psychologist, 60(5), 410-421.Stake, RE. (2005). Qualitative case studies. The sage handbook of qualitative research. (3rd Ed.) N.K. Denzin & Y.S. Lincoln. Thousand Oaks CA: Sage Publications. pp.463-466.Steinberg, L. (2005). Cognitive and affective development in adolescence. TRENDS in Cognitive Sciences, 9(2), 69-74.Thomas, R.S. (1991). Character education: paradigms, problems, and potentials. The Clearing House, 65(1), 51-55.Williams, D.D., Yanchar, S.C., Jensen, L.C. & Lewis, C. (2003). Character education in a public high school: a multi-year inquiry into unified studies. Journal of Moral Education; 32(1), 3-33.Wrobel, E. (1997). Character education: A school and community collaboration. Social Studies Review, 37(1), 50-52.Yussen, S.R. (1977). Characteristics of moral dilemmas written by adolescents. brief reports. Developmental Psychology, 13(2), 162-163.
Assessment methods and criteria 1 Mid-term Exam, 1 Final Exam
Work Placement Not Applicable
Catalog Content Basic Concepts: character, personality, value, morality, disposition, temperament; Character Development and Education; Family, Environment and School in Character Development and Education; Definition and Classification of Values; Character and Value Education Approaches and Practices; Teaching Methods and Techniques in Character and Value Education; Character and Value Education in Early Childhood; Character and Value Education Practices in Early Childhood.

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