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ERIC Number: ED579817
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2015
Pages: 38
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: N/A
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Social and Emotional Learning: Perspectives from America's Schools. Findings from a National Survey
Editorial Projects in Education
To better understand educators' views of social and emotional learning, the Education Week Research Center invited users of edweek.org--"Education Week'"s flagship website--to participate in an online survey in April 2015. A total of 709 people participated, with 562 deemed qualified based on self-identification as a K-12 teacher or school-based administrator. The survey addressed a range of topics related to social and emotional learning, including educator perspectives, school conditions and context, preparation and training, and strategies and solutions. Highlights from the findings include: (1) Slightly more than one in three respondents reported that they were very familiar with social and emotional learning; (2) Self-management was the social and emotional trait rated most important for students to learn, while respondents perceived that responsible decision-making was the trait that was most important for teachers to possess; (3) Fourteen percent of respondents indicated that more than three-quarters of students in their schools had strong social and emotional skills; (4) Half of educators said social and emotional learning received about the right amount of attention in their schools, while just under half said it received too little attention; (5) Among survey respondents whose schools were implementing the Common Core State Standards, the majority (59 percent) said the amount of attention paid to students' social and emotional learning had remained the same since the implementation of the standards; and (6) The mot prevalent social and emotional learning challenge facing educators was that other issues often take priority, leaving limited time to focus on this area.
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Publication Type: Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires; Numerical/Quantitative Data
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: The Atlantic Philanthropies; California Endowment; NoVo Foundation; Raikes Foundation
Authoring Institution: Editorial Projects in Education (EPE), Education Week Research Center
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