Educating the whole child: social-emotional learning and ethics education

2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 218-232 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael D. Burroughs ◽  
Nikolaus J. Barkauskas
Keyword(s):  
Ethics Education ◽  
Social Emotional Learning ◽  
Emotional Learning ◽  
Whole Child ◽  
Social Emotional

Building Capacity to Support Culturally Responsive Social-Emotional Learning Practices in Schools

2020 ◽  
pp. 135-151
Author(s):  
Natasha Ferrell ◽  
Tricia Crosby-Cooper
Keyword(s):  
Culturally Responsive ◽  
Social Emotional Learning ◽  
Linguistically Diverse ◽  
Emotional Learning ◽  
Maladaptive Behavior ◽  
Whole Child ◽  
Social Emotional Development ◽  
Life Outcomes ◽  
Social Emotional ◽  
Equitable Treatment

Research has demonstrated the positive relationship between student social-emotional development and academic achievement and overall positive life outcomes. Evidence-based social-emotional practices such as direct instruction in core social-emotional learning (SEL) components, modeling, and reinforcement of appropriate SEL skills have been found to increase student social-emotional functioning, reduce maladaptive behavior and promote prosocial behavior. However, despite reports of positive outcomes based on school-based interventions, there remain questions regarding the appropriateness of strategies and practices for students from racially, culturally, or linguistically diverse backgrounds. In order to address the needs of the “whole child,” educators must view social SEL with a culturally responsive lens to ensure equitable treatment and development for all students.

Investigating the Psychometric Properties of the Social-Emotional Learning Scale

2021 ◽  
pp. 153450842098452
Author(s):  
Christopher L. Thomas ◽  
Staci M. Zolkoski ◽  
Sarah M. Sass
Keyword(s):  
Social Emotional Learning ◽  
Emotional Learning ◽  
Social Emotional ◽  
Emotional Information ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽  
Educational Support ◽  
Social And Emotional ◽  
The Social ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Learning Programs

Educators and educational support staff are becoming increasingly aware of the importance of systematic efforts to support students’ social and emotional growth. Logically, the success of social-emotional learning programs depends upon the ability of educators to assess student’s ability to process and utilize social-emotional information and use data to guide programmatic revisions. Therefore, the purpose of the current examination was to provide evidence of the structural validity of the Social-Emotional Learning Scale (SELS), a freely available measure of social-emotional learning, within Grades 6 to 12. Students ( N = 289, 48% female, 43.35% male, 61% Caucasian) completed the SELS and the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire. Confirmatory factor analyses of the SELS failed to support a multidimensional factor structure identified in prior investigations. The results of an exploratory factor analysis suggest a reduced 16-item version of the SELS captures a unidimensional social-emotional construct. Furthermore, our results provide evidence of the internal consistency and concurrent validity of the reduced-length version of the instrument. Our discussion highlights the implications of the findings to social and emotional learning educational efforts and promoting evidence-based practice.

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