Download or read book A Phenomenological Inquiry of Teacher Perspectives and Experiences on Social Emotional Learning in Students written by Yukwal Wong and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This qualitative phenomenological study explored teachers' understanding of students' social-emotional learning (SEL). Students with well-developed SEL skills are linked to higher academic achievement, increased school engagement, and improvements in psychological well-being. Hence, there has been an increased emphasis on developing, researching, and implementing SEL intervention programs in the classroom and school setting. However, teachers' narratives and experiences with SEL are often neglected when designing effective SEL programs, which have historically been based on quantifiable data. The research questions that guided the study were: (1) What are teachers' experiences in SEL of their students? and (2) How are teachers' understanding of SEL shaped? Data was collected through phone interviews with three elementary school teachers in Canada. Analysis of the data was conducted through a coding and thematic approach used in qualitative phenomenological inquiry. The following themes emerged from the data: gathering anecdotal information, interpreted responsibilities, and ineffective systems. Gathering anecdotal information described the ongoing process of teacher observation and collection of students' social-emotional functioning in an informal yet authentic manner. Interpreted responsibilities described teachers navigating through school processes to inform their role and action as social-emotional educators. Imperfect systems described perceptions of insufficient school initiatives in addressing the social-emotional needs of all students. Taken altogether, implications for incorporating SEL in schools suggests greater collaborative efforts amongst community stakeholders and holistic school-wide approaches. Keywords: social-emotional learning; teacher perspectives; teacher experiences; phenomenological inquiry" --

Download or read book Teachers Perspectives and Understanding of Social Emotional Learning in an Early Elementary Suburban Public School written by Pamela Marie Forrester and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 93 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This study seeks to understand the experiences of early elementary public-school teachers in regard to social emotional learning within their classrooms, which is important because teacher perspectives are rarely accounted for when districts discuss and use social and emotional learning practices. Research is largely focused on student outcomes, but literature shows that teacher outcomes impacts student outcomes and teacher perceptions of social emotional learning can impact their abilities to effectively implement such practices. Social Emotional Learning is used as a framework to guide this interpretative phenomenological analysis of teacher perceptions and understanding of social emotional learning. Two research questions guided the study: (1) What are teacher perceptions and understanding of social emotional learning? (2) Given their perceptions and understandings, how do teachers incorporate social emotional learning into their everyday teaching practices? Participants included early elementary classroom teachers that were interviewed. Research findings revealed individual participants' perceptions and understandings of social emotional learning within their teaching practices"--Author's abstract.

Download or read book A Phenomenological Study of the Experiences of Teachers in Addressing the Social and Emotional Learning Needs of Students written by Justin Allen Whittenbarger and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this transcendental phenomenological study was to understand the experiences of teachers related to social and emotional learning (SEL) in a rural public school district in Tennessee. This study examined individual, explicit experiences of educators related to addressing the SEL needs of students. Bandura’s social cognitive theory primarily guided this study as it relates closely to the behavioral, personal, and environmental factors that all play a role in the way a teacher responds to professional learning. The data collection involved a qualifying survey, a questionnaire, interviews with participants (novice teachers and veteran teachers), and a focus group. Data analysis included a full description of the researcher’s personal experiences with the phenomenon with a focus toward the participants’ views of importance of the phenomenon. Significant statements were examined about participants experiencing the phenomenon. What and how statements were noted verbatim during the analysis of data. The findings highlight the need for high-quality, impactful training related to SEL. While some SEL trainings have been offered and the district does seem to believe in the importance of SEL as related to students, the experiences of participants indicated a lack of depth and relevance in their SEL professional learning that may translate to positive change with students.

Download or read book Building Academic Success on Social and Emotional Learning written by Joseph E. Zins and published by Teachers College Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this groundbreaking book, nationally recognized leaders in education and psychology examine the relationships between social emotional education and school success—specifically focusing on interventions that enhance student learning. Offering scientific evidence and practical examples, this volume points out the many benefits of social emotional learning programs. “Today’s growing emphasis on academic success and school accountability makes SEL programs more relevant—and useful—to schools than ever before. This groundbreaking book belongs on the shelves of all who are interested in giving students essential tools to succeed.” —From the Foreword by Daniel Goleman “An excellent, authoritative collection of the best ideas, programs, and expert advice available in the field of social and emotional learning. This book is both scholarly and practical.” —Howard Gardner, Hobbs Professor of Cognition and Education, Harvard University “Recommended reading for new and experienced educators, mental health professionals, and anyone interested in learning more about promoting the healthy development of children.” —Marsha Kline Pruett, Yale University School of Medicine, Law and Psychiatry and Yale Child Study Center “This book offers valuable research showing social and emotional learning as more than ‘touchy-feely’—it is at the heart of academic achievement. This is a must-read for anyone who cares about the whole child.” —Paul Houston, Executive Director, American Association of School Administrators

Download or read book Exploring Teacher Implementation of Socio emotional Health Programming for Middle School Students written by Mary Elizabeth Pearce and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 115 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This research study was designed to explore teachers' experiences with implementing socio-emotional learning in their classrooms. One important component of this study was to look at how socio-emotional learning supported students with trauma histories. This topic is important because many students are coming to school each day with numerous obstacles in their lives resulting from acute and chronic traumas and while schools cannot prevent these issues, teachers and schools can provide a supporting environment where all students can learn. Teachers were interviewed in this interpretative phenomenological study in order to learn more about what they are doing in their classroom with socio-emotional learning and the support and resources that they were receiving in order to perform their jobs. This study highlighted that teachers agree on the importance of socio-emotional learning in their classrooms and they felt that it was beneficial for students with trauma backgrounds to receive socio-emotional learning development. There also was a desire from the participants to receive more training and support to deal with numerous situations that were occurring with their students that they felt unprepared to manage. The research findings elucidate three main areas for recommendations for future work and additional study. The teachers reported wanting an improved professional development model that included specific components of trauma-informed practices and trauma-responsive schools. They want ongoing support in their work and the professional development that they participate in to be responsive to issues going on with their students and receptive to the changes that may be occurring with their populations. They also addressed the need of having feedback and support of their socio-emotional implementation from administrators and other support staff. The final recommendation determined from the findings was for teachers to have access to updated resources and have options for accessing resources outside of the school either through agencies or conferences/workshops specific to supporting children with adverse childhood experiences.

Download or read book Social Emotional Learning and Servant Leadership written by Rocky Wallace and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2024-01-12 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Real problems exist in society and these problems manifest themselves in the classroom. The effects of depression, anxiety, economic stresses, divorce, poverty, racism, drug abuse, and alcoholism can all be found in the school setting. In addition to teaching students in reading, writing, and arithmetic, educators need skills to better help students get along with others, solve problems, and deal with emotions. These are key aspects of social emotional learning (SEL). Social/Emotional Learning and Servant Leadership: True Stories from the Classroom shares real school experiences from varied and unique perspectives. The authors begin by investigating how to prepare future and current teachers to teach social emotional learning. They then proceed to share true stories through the lens of teachers, parents, administrators, and students. These experiences from the field provide increased understanding, hope, encouragement, and challenges to the reader.

Download or read book Teachers Work and Emotions written by Kwok Kuen Tsang and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-10-26 with total page 139 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Being a teacher is often thought of as an emotionally fulfilling job, with many positive experiences in watching students grow and mature. However, as Tsang’s research shows, there are plenty of negative emotional experiences in this line of work as well. Given the recent attention towards mental health and well-being, this book addresses these negative experiences and provides recommendations for dealing with them. Focusing on teachers in Hong Kong, Tsang investigates the social mechanisms that arouse such negative emotional experiences, otherwise known as caam2. He asserts that these feelings are socially constructed, and it is only by understanding the causes and feelings can we begin to improve teachers’ emotional well-being and teaching quality. Using a theoretical framework based on a critical review and synthesis of five existing perspectives, including labor process perspective, school administration perspective, emotional labor perspective, social interaction perspective, and teacher identity perspective, Tsang does precisely that, exploring the social process of these emotional experiences and the interplay between teacher agency and social structure. These findings go a long way in ameliorating teacher experiences all over the world.

Download or read book Elementary Educators Experiences Implementing Social and Emotional Learning Standards During the COVID 19 Health Pandemic written by Emily R. Herman and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Social and emotional learning has been recognized for positively impacting students' social, emotional, behavioral, and academic outcomes (Durlak et al., 2011; Dusenbury & Weissberg, 2017; Taylor et al., 2017). State departments of education have taken this research and implemented statewide social and emotional learning standards for educators to incorporate into their curriculum (Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning [CASEL], 2019; Ecklund et al., 2018; Yoder et al., 2020). However, there is a dearth of research on the experiences of educators who plan, prepare, deliver, and evaluate the SEL standards. Additionally, the 2020-2021 school year was profoundly impacted by the COVID-19 health pandemic that created additional challenges for educators trying to meet academic and SEL standards (Darling-Hammond & Hyler, 2020). The purpose of this study was to explore the lived experiences of elementary educators who were implementing the state SEL standards during the COVID-19 health pandemic. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 15 elementary educators licensed as either general education classroom teachers, principals, or school counselors and worked for at least two years. Participants were from a midwestern state that had kindergarten through twelfth grade SEL state standards. Moustakas' (1994) phenomenological reduction process was utilized to describe the essence of the participants' experience that included: a need to prioritize SEL, a focus on relationship building while navigating barriers to connection, awareness of adult SEL needs, and educational inequities highlighted by COVID-19. Implications for elementary educators, educational training programs, and educational policy makers are discussed in addition to recommendations for future research.

Download or read book Educating Minds and Hearts written by Jonathan Cohen and published by Teachers College Press. This book was released on 1999-03-12 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Social and emotional learning needs to be an integral part of children’s education in conjunction with linguistic, mathematical, aesthetic, kinesthetic, and ethical learning. In this innovative volume, leading national experts describe the range of programs and perspectives that teachers, counsellors, and administrators can use to promote social-emotional education in today’s middle schools. This book will also serve as a useful guide for educators providing concrete strategies, curricular-based programs, and perspectives that can be integrated into school life, inside and outside the classroom. Chapters focus on the importance of comprehensive and integrative programs as well as conflict resolution, self-esteem, and appropriate behaviour in the classroom–including how educators, themselves, can develop in these areas.

Download or read book Lessons Learned in Social emotional Development After a Pandemic written by Lyndsy Eksili and published by . This book was released on 2023 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this qualitative transcendental phenomenological study was to explore the lessons learned by educational leaders and teachers in the social emotional development of K-12 students after the COVID-19 pandemic. Twelve K-12 leaders and teachers in varying in age and demographics participated in interviews, a focus group, and artifact collection to explore the lived experiences and lessons learned in social-emotional learning and development after the pandemic. Themes were then developed based on those experiences using the qualitative transcendental methods of research and data analysis. The themes discovered through research were student struggles, teacher/staff struggles, and school climate. The subthemes discovered through research were the struggles with student focus and virtual learning, teacher/staff struggles of professional development and work/life balance, and school climate efforts in social-emotional skill development, student engagement, and student wellness. The continuation of changes made in response to experienced difficulties during virtual learning, and the influence of social-emotional learning in a portion of the participant schools led to a perceived positive effect on school climate, student engagement, student wellness and teacher well-being.

Download or read book Exploring the Perspectives and Needs of Teachers of Elementary Emotional Support Programs written by LaTwyne K. Wise and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The successes of educational programs are measured by student outcomes. Public educational institutions have generally not produced positive outcomes for students with emotional and behavioral disabilities (EBD) as evidenced by dropout rates, school-to-prison pipeline results, student achievement scores, and percentage of students able to successfully transition to the general education environment or adult independence. Key factors that impact students' growth are teacher preparation, responsive programming, and multiple sources of support. The purpose of this phenomenological study was to understand the perspectives and needs of elementary public school emotional support teachers with a focus on improving programming and, ultimately, the outcomes for students with EBD in large urban public schools. Semi-structured generative interviews, records and archival data reviews, and digital reflective journaling were the data sources for this study. Results revealed that teachers from this study were in need of technical training support to help them navigate special education processes and paperwork, professional developments relative to behavior science, opportunities to collaborate with teachers of similar programs, smaller classroom and caseload sizes, and support from professionals trained and with experience working with students with EBD. Teachers believed their students would most benefit from increased opportunities to be included in the general education environment, smaller class sizes, and a therapeutic component embedded in their educational program.

Download or read book The Six Secrets of Change written by Michael Fullan and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-11-29 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From bestselling author Michael Fullan, wisdom for thriving in today's complex environment Successful organizations adjust quickly and intelligently to shifts in consumer tastes, political climate, and economic opportunity. How do they do it? The Six Secrets of Change explores essential lessons for business and public sector leaders for thriving in today's complex environment. Fullan draws on his acclaimed work in bringing about large-scale and substantial change in education reform in both public school systems and universities, as well as engaging in major change initiatives internationally. This book is filled with lessons that are insightful, actionable, and concisely communicable. "Fullan has an uncanny ability to produce what is needed at the time it is needed. The six secrets are based in theory, grounded in practice, powerful in their relationship to each other, and described in ways that enable deep understanding. It is a refreshing change from the surface lists of leadership and change ideas that all too often permeate education and business literature." —Vicki Phillips, director of education, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Includes so-called leadership "secrets" that are decoded to be accessible and useful Offers illustrative examples from a variety of businesses, health organizations, and public education systems Lays out the six factors to organizational success: collegiality, long-range plans allow for the unknown, nurture employees, learning, leadership at all levels, and positive pressure must be inescapable Michael Fullan is the author of the acclaimed best-seller Leading in a Culture of Change Fullan convinces us that a leader who attends to all six key factors will have an organization that is constantly learning, growing, and thriving.

Download or read book The Social Emotional Classroom written by Anna-Lisa Mackey and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2022-07-19 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn to implement powerful new learning techniques in your classroom experience In The Social Emotional Classroom, celebrated educators and authors Anna-Lisa Mackey and Melissa Ragan deliver an insightful, rigorous, and accessible treatment of social emotional learning in education. Using research from the Theory of Constructed Emotion, the authors highlight the relationship between the new view of neurobiology and Social Emotional Learning. The book connects five key competencies, including self-awareness, social awareness, self-management, responsible decision-making, and relationship skills, to this new understanding of the brain. You'll also learn from: Teacher stories included in each chapter The inclusion of over two decades worth of experience and research in the field of social and emotional learning Instructions and guides for educators to embed social and emotional learning into their everyday practices Perfect for K-12 educators, principals, superintendents, and other education leaders, The Social Emotional Classroom will also earn a place in the libraries of parents and caregivers who are responsible for young people's day-to-day learning.

Download or read book Phenomenological Inquiry in Education written by Edwin Creely and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-12-28 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Phenomenological Inquiry in Education is an edited collection of 16 chapters that offers a fascinating and diverse range of approaches and views about phenomenological inquiry as applied in educational research. Written by a group of international scholars concerned about understanding lived experience, the editors assemble theoretical ideas, methodological approaches and empirical research to create a distinctive transdisciplinary outlook. Embodying many unique and useful insights the book provokes thought about the possibilities for phenomenology in contemporary educational research. The international contributors highlight what an exploration of lived experience can offer qualitative research and extend on methodologies commonly used in educational research. By grounding phenomenological inquiry in the complexities of doing research across discipline areas in education, the writers of the book forge links between theory and empirical research, and give their unique perspectives about how phenomenological ideas are being and might be employed in educational research. The book is thus carefully crafted to address both phenomenology as a philosophical tradition and its possibilities for educational research. This scholarly work will appeal to educational researchers, as well as those in broader social research. It taps into the growing international interest in phenomenological research in education which brings attention to lived experience and the highly important affective dimension of learning.

Download or read book Leading for Change Through Whole School Social Emotional Learning written by Jennifer E. Rogers and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2019-04-02 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Develop and cultivate social-emotional learning to create a new school climate! As research on the positive outcomes of Social Emotional Learning (SEL) are emerging, schools and districts across the country are adopting the practices and processes to improve student outcomes and teacher capacity. The real-world experiences and evidence-based strategies outlined in this book will guide implementation of a practical and sustainable social emotional learning program. In addition to an integrated workbook readers will find: recommendations for steps with each strategy in an implementation rubric reflection questions to promote deeper thinking on SEL resources to explore at the end of each chapter

Download or read book Fresh perspectives on social emotional learning written by Lindsey Sanders and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Students benefit academically and socially from receiving high quality social emotional instruction in their general education classrooms. Teachers are confronted daily with the responsibility of providing social emotional learning opportunities for students with a wide range of needs. New teachers are still learning how to manage their classrooms, develop rituals and routines, provide effective academic instruction and diversify their instruction to meet the needs of their learners, all while providing proactive social emotional learning opportunities for students. Through qualitative methods, this study examines the experiences new teachers had supporting their students' social emotional learning along with their many other responsibilities. Research findings suggest factors that motivate teachers to use social emotional learning curriculums. This study compares the actual experiences teachers had with best practices related to social emotional learning. Furthermore, the findings provide the perspectives of new teachers concerning the effectiveness of social emotional learning curriculums as well as needs related to training and support.

Download or read book Building People written by Tamara Fyke and published by Abingdon Press. This book was released on 2018-07-17 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Building People: Social-Emotional Learning for Kids, Families, Schools and Communities brings together a dozen wide-ranging perspectives on social-emotional learning (SEL) to present a comprehensive picture of the SEL landscape in schools and communities and provide action steps for educators, families, and leaders. This book’s contributors represent a diverse group of nationally and internationally renowned researchers, practitioners, and thought leaders whose collective body of work addresses multiple facets of SEL and its successful implementation in numerous relevant contexts. All stakeholders—from those who work in a school or district to families or other community leaders—will gain a better understanding of SEL and what it looks like in practice through this book. You will discover applicable ways to improve SEL wherever you live and work.