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Approaches to the Development of Character: Proceedings of a Workshop (2017)

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Suggested Citation: "Appendix A: Workshop Agenda." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2017. Approaches to the Development of Character: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/24684.

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
	Welcome and introductions from the National Academies—Alix Beatty Welcome, introductions, and goals for the workshop—Deborah Vandell, planning committee chair Welcome from workshop sponsor S.D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation—Susan Harvey, Education Director Setting the stage—Stephanie Jones Ways to use the workshop—Jennifer Brown Urban

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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
9:00–9:45	Larry Nucci, University of California, Berkeley
9:45–10:30	Reflections and Open Discussion
9:45–10:30	Perspectives from research on personality—Robert McGrath, Fairleigh Dickinson Influences on the development of character—Kristina Schmid Callina, Tufts University Importance of culture and context—Carola Suárez-Orozco, University of California, Los Angeles
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
10:45–11:30	Marvin Berkowitz, University of Missouri, St. Louis
11:30–12:10	Reflections and Open Discussion
11:30–12:10	Reed Larson, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Camille Farrington, University of Chicago Karen Pittman, Forum for Youth Investment
12:10–12:15	Introduction of First Breakout Activity
12:10–12:15	Jennifer Brown Urban
12:15–1:15	Lunch

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1:15–2:15	Breakout Group Activity
	Self-assessment of program objectives and activities, review of research findings.
	[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
	Mike Surbaugh, Boy Scouts of America Donald Floyd, National 4-H Council (retired)
3:15–4:15	Paper 4: Advancing Evaluation of Character Building Programs
	William Trochim, Cornell University, and Jennifer Urban
	Reflections and Open Discussion
	Mike Surbaugh, Boy Scouts of America Donald Floyd, National 4-H Council (retired)
4:15–4:30	Reflections on the Day
Moderator:	Deborah Vandell
Moderator:	Committee comments and open discussion
4:35	Reception for Workshop Participants

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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
9:00–9:45	Deborah Moroney, American Institute for Research
10:15–10:55	Reflections and Open Discussion
10:15–10:55	Developing supportive relationships—Noelle Hurd, University of Virginia Critical role of culture and context—Rob Jagers, University of Michigan Experience with a highly mobile population—Mary Keller, Military Child Education Coalition
10:55–11:00	Introduction of Second Breakout Activity
10:55–11:00	Jennifer Brown Urban
11:00–11:15	Break
11:15–12:00	Breakout Group Activity
11:15–12:00	Ideas for strengthening implementation of practices, strategies, evaluation
12:15–1:00	Lunch

SESSION IV: MEASURING CHARACTER

Moderator:	Stephanie Jones, Richard Lerner
1:00–1:45	Paper 6—Methodological Issues
1:00–1:45	Noel Card, University of Connecticut

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1:45–2:30	Reflections and Open Discussion
1:45–2:30	Clark McKown, Rush University Medical Center Nancy Deutsch, University of Virginia
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:
	What is character? What works in developing character? Investing in implementation and evaluation
	Open Discussion
4:00–4:30	Closing Thoughts
	Moderator: Deborah Vandell
	Committee members, open discussion
4:30	Adjourn