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Johnson, Stacy R.; Pas, Elise T.; Loh, Deanna; Debnam, Katrina J.; Bradshaw, Catherine P. – School Mental Health, 2017
Although evidence-based practices for students' social, emotional, and behavioral health are readily available, their adoption and quality implementation in schools are of increasing concern. Teachers are vital to implementation; yet, there is limited research on teachers' openness to adopting new practices, which may be essential to successful…
Descriptors: High School Teachers, Evidence Based Practice, Program Implementation, Principals
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You, Sukkyung; Furlong, Michael; Felix, Erika; O'Malley, Meagan – Psychology in the Schools, 2015
Social-emotional health influences youth developmental trajectories and there is growing interest among educators to measure the social-emotional health of the students they serve. This study replicated the psychometric characteristics of the Social Emotional Health Survey (SEHS) with a diverse sample of high school students (Grades 9-12; N =…
Descriptors: Social Development, Emotional Development, Child Health, Psychometrics
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Liem, Gregory Arief D.; Ginns, Paul; Martin, Andrew J.; Stone, Barbara; Herrett, Maree – Learning and Instruction, 2012
Personal best goals (PB goals) articulate a target performance standard that matches or exceeds one's previous best. This study examined the role of PB goals in academic and social functioning. Alongside academic and social outcome measures, PB goal items were administered to 249 high-school students at the beginning and end of their school year.…
Descriptors: Objectives, Goal Orientation, High School Students, Longitudinal Studies
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Eckstein, Katharina; Noack, Peter – International Journal of Developmental Science, 2014
Despite the importance of a democratic school context, little is known about its underling processes. The present research examined in how far a positive social-emotional classroom climate, namely perceptions of community in class and fairness of teachers, furthers students' democratic experiences in school (i.e., open classroom climate for…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Democracy, Student Experience, Regression (Statistics)
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Chan, Christian S.; Rhodes, Jean E.; Howard, Waylon J.; Lowe, Sarah R.; Schwartz, Sarah E. O.; Herrera, Carla – Journal of School Psychology, 2013
This study explores the pathways through which school-based mentoring relationships are associated with improvements in elementary and high school students' socio-emotional, academic, and behavioral outcomes. Participants in the study (N = 526) were part of a national evaluation of the Big Brothers Big Sisters school-based mentoring programs, all…
Descriptors: Parent Child Relationship, Measures (Individuals), Self Esteem, Mentors