ERIC Number: ED629722
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 37
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Social Emotional Learning for Whom? Implications of a Universal SEL Program and Teacher Well-Being for Teachers' Interactions with Students
Grantee Submission
Social-emotional learning interventions are intended to improve classroom dynamics and have the potential to enhance the well-being of students and their teachers. Using data drawn from an effectiveness trial of the Social Skills Improvement System SEL Edition Classwide Intervention Program (SSIS SEL CIP; Elliott & Gresham, 2017), the present quantitative study explored associations between classroom implementation of a universal SEL program, teachers' emotional well-being, and teacher-student interactions. Results from a sample of 80 first- and second-grade teachers located in three socio-economically and geographically diverse regions of the United States indicated that implementation of the SSIS SEL CIP curriculum was positively associated with teachers' classroom organization skills at the end of the year. Findings also revealed an interaction between treatment condition and teacher emotional well-being such that control teachers with lower well-being also had lower quality classroom organization but this association did not exist for teachers in the intervention condition. Findings suggest that implementation of the SSIS SEL CIP may help to preserve positive teacher-student interactions even when teachers are reporting lower levels of emotional well-being. [This paper was published in "School Mental Health" v15 p190-201 2023 (EJ1370976).]
Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Early Childhood Education; Grade 1; Primary Education; Grade 2
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Language: English
Sponsor: Institute of Education Sciences (ED)
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Classroom Assessment Scoring System
IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: R305A170047
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