ERIC Number: ED667484
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2021
Pages: 124
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ISBN: 979-8-5169-5158-9
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Examination of High School Teachers' Perceptions of Social and Emotional Learning Levels and School Performance at Selected Rural Schools in South Carolina
Cinthia T. Byrd Wolfe
ProQuest LLC, Ed.D. Dissertation, South Carolina State University
Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) has been a growing interest for the past ten years. SEL programs have been documented by various research as valuable to schools, parents, and communities, according to Neil Humphrey (2013, p, 1). The history of social and emotional learning is the result of multiple concepts, research and practices that included moral and character education (Zins & Elias, 2007). Social and emotional learning (SEL) has received a great deal of attention in the area of education. School leaders and teachers are recognizing a need to support students' social and emotional growth with the quest to improve academics. There is research that indicates teachers' perceptions influence not only how they teach but also their students' success (Akey, 2006). In some cases, SEL has been referred to as the missing link in school performance success (Civic Enterprises, Bridgeland, J., Bruce, M., & Hariharan, 2013). According to Jennings and Greenberg (2009), teachers influence their students not only by what is being taught but also how they relate, teach and model the social and emotional constructs, and management of the classroom. Although there has been a great deal of buzz about SEL, there is still a gap between what has been demonstrated through research as effective practice and what schools are actually doing on a day-to-day basis to implement SEL and there is little research on the perception of high school teachers of SEL and how school performance is related. The purpose of this study is to examine high school teachers' perceptions of social and emotional learning levels at selected rural schools in South Carolina concerning school performance. A small pool of high school teachers from three rural South Carolina school districts was given an electronic anonymous survey. The survey questions were adapted from the "Panorama's Teachers' Perception of SEL Survey." The survey measured social and emotional skills such as Grit, Growth Mindset, Self Management, Social Awareness, and Self-efficacy that are compatible to Collaborative for Academic, Social and Emotional Learning's (CASEL) five competencies: Self Awareness, Social Awareness, Self-Management, Relationship Skills, and Responsible Decision Making. Selected rural high schools in South Carolina will gain a better understanding of teachers' perceptions of CASEL's five components of social and emotional learning to influence students' levels of social and emotional learning as it relates to school performance. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]
Descriptors: High School Students, High School Teachers, Rural Schools, Social Emotional Learning, Academic Achievement, Teacher Attitudes, Interpersonal Competence, Self Management, Decision Making Skills, Teaching Methods
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Publication Type: Dissertations/Theses - Doctoral Dissertations
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: South Carolina
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