References

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The San Ramon study

Battistich, V. (2003). Effects of a school-based program to enhance prosocial development on children's peer relations and social adjustment. Journal of Research in Character Education, 1 (1), 1–16.

Battistich, V., Solomon, D., & Delucchi, K. (1990, August). Effects of a program to enhance prosocial development on adjustment. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association. Boston, MA.

Battistich, V., Solomon, D., Watson, M., Solomon, J., & Schaps, E. (1989). Effects of an elementary school program to enhance prosocial behavior on children's cognitive-social problem-solving skills and strategies. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 10 (2), 147–169.

Benninga, J. S., Tracz, S. M., Sparks, R. K., Jr., Solomon, D., Battistich, V., Delucchi, K. L., Sandoval, R., & Stanley, B. (1991). Effects of two contrasting school task and incentive structures on children's social development. Elementary School Journal, 92 (2), 149–167.

Schaps, E. (2003). A drug abuse prevention program follow-up study. Final report. Oakland, CA: Developmental Studies Center.

Schaps, E., & Lewis, C. (1991). Extrinsic rewards are education's past, not its future. Educational Researcher, 48 (7), 81.

Schaps, E., Solomon, D., & Watson, M. (1986). A program that combines character development and academic achievement. Educational Leadership, 43 (4), 32–35.

Solomon, D., Battistich, V., Delucchi, K., & Solomon, J. (1989, March). Evaluation of the Child Development Project: Research design, procedures, and findings. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Education Research Association. San Francisco, CA.

Solomon, D., Battistich, V., & Watson, M. (1993, March). A longitudinal investigation of the effects of a school intervention program on children's social development. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development. New Orleans, LA.

Solomon, D., Watson, M., Battistich, V., Schaps, E., & Delucchi, K. (1992). Creating a caring community: Educational practices that promote children's prosocial development. In F. K. Oser, A. Dick, & J. Patry (Eds.), Effective and responsible teaching: The new synthesis. (pp. 383–396.). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

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Solomon, D., Watson, M., Delucchi, K., Schaps, E., & Battistich, V. (1988). Enhancing children's prosocial behavior in the classroom. American Educational Research Journal, 25 (4), 527–554.

Solomon, D., Watson, M., Schaps, E., Battistich, V., & Solomon, J. (1990). Cooperative learning as part of a comprehensive classroom program designed to promote prosocial development. In S. Sharan (Ed.), Cooperative learning: Theory and research (pp. 231–260). New York: Praeger.

The Six-District Study

Battistich, V. (2001, April). Effects of an elementary school intervention on students' "connectedness" to school and social adjustment during middle school. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association. Seattle, WA.

Battistich, V., & Hom, A. (1997). The relationship between students' sense of their school community and students' involvement in problem behavior. American Journal of Public Health, 87, 1997–2001.

Battistich, V., Schaps, E., Watson, M., & Solomon, D. (1996). Prevention effects of the Child Development Project: Early findings from an ongoing multi-site demonstration trial. Journal of Adolescent Research, 11 (1), 12–35.

Battistich, V., Schaps, E., Watson, M., Solomon, D., & Lewis, C. (2000). Effects of the Child Development Project on students' drug use and other problem behaviors. Journal of Primary Prevention, 21 (1), 75–99.

Battistich, V., Schaps, E., & Wilson, N. (2004). Effects of an elementary school intervention on students' "connectedness" to school and social adjustment during middle school. Journal of Primary Prevention, 24 (3), 243–262.

Battistich, V., Solomon, D., Kim, D., Watson, M., & Schaps, E. (1995). Schools as communities, poverty levels of student populations, and students' attitudes, motives, and performance: A multilevel analysis. American Education Research Journal, 32 (3), 627–658.

Battistich, V., Solomon, D., & Watson, M. (1998, April). Sense of community as a mediating factor in promoting children's social and ethical development. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association. San Diego, CA.

Battistich, V., Solomon, D., Watson, M., & Schaps, E. (1996, March). Enhancing students' engagement, participation, and democratic values and attitudes. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues. Ann Arbor, MI.

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Lewis, C., Battistich, V., Schaps, E., Solomon, D., & Watson, M. S. (1998, April). School improvement for academic development and resilience: Findings of the Child Development Project. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association. San Diego, CA.

Lewis, C., Watson, M., & Schaps, E. (2003). Building community in school. In M. J. Elias, H. Arnold, & C. S. Hussey (Eds.), EQ+IQ = Best leadership practices for caring and successful schools (pp. 100–108). Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.

Schaps, E., Battistich, V., & Solomon, D. (1997). School as a caring community: A key to character education. In A. Molnar (Ed.), The Construction of Children's Character, Part II, 96th Yearbook of the National Society for the Study of Education. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.

——. (2004). Community in school as key to student growth: Findings from the Child Development Project. In J. E. Zins, R. P. Weissberg, M. C. Wang, & H. J. Walberg (Eds.), Building academic success on social and emotional learning: What does the research say? (pp. 189–205). New York: Teachers College Press.

Solomon, D., & Battistich, V. (1993, August). Students in caring classroom communities. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association. Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Solomon, D., & Battistich, V. (1996). Teacher beliefs and practices in schools serving communities that differ in socioeconomic level. Journal of Experimental Education, 64 (4), 327–347.

Solomon, D., Battistich, V., & Hom, A. (1996, April). Teacher beliefs and practices in schools serving communities that differ in socioeconomic level. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association. New York.

Solomon, D., Battistich, V., Watson, M., Schaps, E., & Lewis, C. (2000). A six-district study of educational change: Direct and mediated effects of the child development project. Social Psychology of Education, 4 (1), 3–51.

Watson, M., Battistich, V., & Solomon, D. (1997). Enhancing students' social and ethical development in schools: An intervention program and its effects. International Journal of Educational Research, 27 (7), 571–586.

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