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References


Met WWC evidence standards with reservations

Leming, J. S. (2000). Tell me a story: An evaluation of a literature-based character education programme. Journal of Moral Education, 29, 413–427.

Additional citations

Leming, J., Henricks-Smith, A., & Antis, J. (1997). An evaluation of the Heartwood Institute's An Ethics Curriculum for Children: Final report. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL. (Revised 4/1/2000).

Leming, J. S., & Silva, D. Y. (2001). A five year follow-up evaluation of the Heartwood Ethics curriculum on the development of children's character. Retrieved from http://www.heartwoodethics.org/docs/Heartwood_5_Year_Report.pdf

Did not meet WWC evidence screens

Buttram, J. L., Kruse, J., & Silder, J. (1992). Evaluation of the Heartwood Program: Final report. Philadelphia, PA: Research for Better Schools, Inc. 4

Piscolish, M. (1991). Heartwood Program pilot year evaluation: 1990–1991 full report. Pittsburgh, PA: Pittsburgh Board of Publication Education. 5

4 Did not meet WWC evidence screens because study sample is not relevant; it did not assess student outcomes.
5 Did not meet WWC evidence screens because study did not use a comparison group.