Eric Schaps

Eric Schaps (born September 16, 1942) is founder of the Developmental Studies Center (DSC) in Oakland, California. Established in 1980, DSC creates research-based school and after-school programs that simultaneously foster children's academic, ethical, social, and emotional development.

Biography

Schaps is the founder of Developmental Studies Center[1] in Oakland, CA He also serves as Executive Consultant for the Collaborative for Academic, Social and Emotional Learning (CASEL).[2] He is the author of three books and 75 book chapters and articles on education, program evaluation, and prevention of problem behaviors.

He has been principal investigator on $85,000,000 of grants from public and philanthropic sources. His honors include the Science to Practice Award from the Society for Prevention Research,[3] the Sandy Award for Lifetime Achievement in Character Education from the Character Education Partnership, and an honorary doctorate[4] from the University of Missouri.

He is a contributing author for Educating for Humanity: Rethinking the Purposes of Education.[5] He was a participant in the CHARACTER COUNTS! Aspen Summit Conference.[6] He was a researcher on Getting Results: Developing Safe and Healthy Kids, Update 5: Student Health, Supportive Schools, and Academic Success.[7] He is featured on the Maryland Center for Character Education, Monthly Featured Best Practices for his "Eleven Principals of Effective Character Education" with Tom Lickona and Catherine Lewis.[8]

Personal

Schaps received his PhD in social psychology from Northwestern University where he also did his undergraduate work.

References

  1. ↑ About Us/Executive Staff | Developmental Studies Center. Devstu.org. Retrieved on October 21, 2011.
  2. ↑ Archived August 28, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ↑ SPR – Awards. Preventionscience.org. Retrieved on October 21, 2011.
  4. ↑ Honorary Degrees. Muarchives.missouri.edu. Retrieved on October 21, 2011.
  5. ↑ http://www.educatingforhumanity.org/ContributorBios.html#schaps
  6. ↑ The Aspen Declaration on Character Education. Character Counts!. Retrieved on October 21, 2011.
  7. ↑ Meet Getting Results' Researchers – Getting Results: Developing Safe and Healthy Kids. Getting Results (December 21, 2010). Retrieved on October 21, 2011.
  8. ↑ Maryland Center for Character Education. Mdctrcharacter.org. Retrieved on October 21, 2011.
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