“Plays Nice With Others”: Social–Emotional Learning and Academic Success

2010 ◽  
Vol 21 (5) ◽  
pp. 652-680 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susanne A. Denham ◽  
Chavaughn Brown
Author(s):  
Daina Lieģeniece

The article aims to provide an overview of research data analysis made in Western countries (namely in the US and the United Kingdom) on Social – Emotional Learning and academic success. The article consists of two parts. Part One provides a basis for understanding what social and emotional learning is by analysing some issues of socialemotional competencies. Part Two discusses the issue of associations of SEL with Academic Success. It is done with the aim to show the nursery and primary school teachers how important it is to have a clear understanding of the chosen approaches to address the problems of social-emotional competencies and academic success.


Author(s):  
Kimberly Reed ◽  
Tara Madden-Dent

The following case study demonstrates how one high school Social Studies teacher embedded social emotional learning (SEL) into content and classroom management practices for eight years at a large urban school in the American Southwest. The collected data (e.g., teacher reflections, student reflections) provide a variety of viewpoints around how SEL influenced the teacher and student experience. Through collective analysis, this study's qualitative data contributes to new understanding of the importance of social, emotional, and academic development practices in high schools for students and teachers, especially around supporting classroom safety, mental health, and wellness.


Recent polls report a trend that school violence is steadily continuing in middle and high schools. Concurrently, schools are filled with students who cannot function academically and socially due to challenging home lives. Recognizing that social and emotional development in young adolescents is essential to academic success, educators are learning how to address these issues through social-emotional learning (SEL). The Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning, or CASEL, outlines components of SEL that children and youth need to understand and manage their own emotions, set and achieve positive goals, feel and show empathy toward others, establish and maintain positive relationships, and make responsible life decisions. Findings note that schools that employ SEL have better academic performance as well as fewer disciplinary incidents.


Author(s):  
Maja Ljubetic ◽  
Toni Maglica

Worldwide practises and then scientific research is showing that social-emotional learning represents a highly promising approach for positive development and adjustment, improvement of academic success in children and even prevention of behavioural problems. But despite these findings, there is no systematic approach in the implementation of the social-emotional learning in Croatia, and the practice of it is not yet structured and comprehensive and occurs rather occasionally and spontaneously. This paper is trying to ascertain is there a formal and legal platform for implementing social-emotional learning in the crucial documents that regulate educational and care practises in Croatia. The analysis of the documents was conducted according to the criterium of key social-emotional competencies and the associated social-emotional skills.


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