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*Opening article
Educational policy and the responsibility of the school for promoting students’ social-emotional,
character, and moral development and preventing bullying: Introduction to the special issue
- Maurice J. Elias


7
Using research to set priorities for character education in schools: A global perspective
- Marvin W. Berkowitz & Andrea Bustamante


21
A whole child approach to student success
- Sean Slade & David Griffith


37
The case for adding prosocial education to current education policy: Preparing students for the
tests of life, not just a life of tests
- Michael W. Corrigan, Ann Higgins-D’Alessandro & Philip M. Brown


51
Restructuring the concept of character education and policy in Korea
- Sung-Hyun Cha


65
Promoting emotional, social and civic competencies: Educational policies in Spain
- Luis Nunez Cubero & Clara Romero Perez


81
Evidence-based approaches to social, emotional and behavior difficulties in schools
- Paul Cooper & Carmel Cefai



103
The application of social-emotional learning principles to a special education environment
- David Adams


119
Differential correlates of bully/victim status and bystander roles of school violence with school
adjustment in Korea
- Jong-Hyo Park


135
* Commentary
The fundamental connection between education for democracy and character education
- Jacques S. Benninga


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*Closing article
The character of schools, the character of individuals, and the character of society: Creating
educational policy to reflect this inextricable interconnection
- Maurice J. Elias