This study sought to investigate, from an empirical standpoint, whether teacher SECs impact classroom management and their well-being. Teachers completed a questionnaire including the Self-Assessing Social and Emotional Instruction and Competencies: A Tool for Teachers (SSEIC) and Professional Quality of Life (ProQOL), as well as were observed…

The cause of African countries' perennial low-income status and failure to achieve lasting social transformation has proven to be a consistently vexing puzzle. This dissertation was an exploration of a conceptual framework that addressed this important query. The framework was informed by existing literature, including works on the ideas of social…

This mixed-method study examined the perceptions and lived experiences of pre-service teachers engaged in a specialized Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) program at a private university in the Pacific Northwest. Through a thorough investigation guided by two primary research questions, this research aimed to examine pre-service teachers'…

The Advanced Placement (AP) program created by the College Board offers college-level curricula and examinations to high school students. The AP course curriculum program comprises a panel of college-level educators and experts in a particular field of study. Colleges and Universities may grant placement and course credit to those students who…

This study helps advance the understanding of how school experiences relate to Latinx students' college and career aspirations and self-perception. It used a longitudinal, narrative, multiple case studies design to document changes in nine students' academic, social, and identity pathways as they progressed from high school to college and what…

The Every Student Succeeds Act (2015) highlighted the increasing need for social emotional skills to be taught in schools. The Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL), an organization composed of educators, researchers and child advocates, defines Social Emotional Learning (SEL) as: The process through which children and…

The Every Student Succeeds Act (2015) highlighted the increasing need for social emotional skills to be taught in schools. The Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL), an organization composed of educators, researchers and child advocates, defines Social Emotional Learning (SEL) as: The process through which children and…

The Every Student Succeeds Act (2015) highlighted the increasing need for social emotional skills to be taught in schools. The Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL), an organization composed of educators, researchers and child advocates, defines Social Emotional Learning (SEL) as: The process through which children and…

The Every Student Succeeds Act (2015) highlighted the increasing need for social emotional skills to be taught in schools. The Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL), an organization composed of educators, researchers and child advocates, defines Social Emotional Learning (SEL) as: The process through which children and…

This study focused on a seven-week social emotional intervention for the eighth grade student at Olive Middle School. This study used the action research method that identifies problem and then collects and analyzes the data. The social emotional learning intervention was integrated into the English curriculum and of the 117 students who invited…

The purpose of the current outcome study was to determine the effects of the Ready for Success (RFS) classroom guidance program (Brigman & Webb, 2012) on the social-emotional skills and competence, reading proficiency, and promotion between third-grade students who received the RFS intervention (treatment group; n = 104), and third-grade…

Short-term service-learning experiences such as alternative breaks are increasing in popularity due to the focus on service in higher education and the institution's responsibility to ensure students are graduating with the skills needed to succeed in an increasingly competitive, global economy and contribute to a democratic society as citizens…

The dissertation in education administration represents innovative and relative research that provides administrators with a process that students may use to enhance their academic, social, and emotional development. This study gathered the perspective and experiences of recruited educators from a K-8 school who had recently engaged and interacted…

This instrumental case study examined universal design for learning (UDL) as a digital media design resource for teachers of bilingual Deaf students with special needs. Ten teachers from a school program for bilingual Deaf children with special needs engaged in professional development (PD) provided through the professional teaching and learning…

Over the past 25 years, researchers have consistently reported that students' perceptions of their school's climate can have a measurable impact on their level of engagement in school, motivation to learn, social development, and, ultimately, their academic achievement. In light of the continued emphasis on education reform and school…