scholarly journals The Editor’s Note: The ambiguity of extra

2021 ◽  
Vol 102 (8) ◽  
pp. 4-4
Author(s):  
Rafael Heller
Keyword(s):  
Extracurricular Activities ◽  
Educational Goals ◽  
Social Emotional ◽  
Emotional Skills ◽  
Extracurricular Programs ◽  
Regular Classes

Most people understand that extracurricular activities operate under different rules than students’ regular classes. What’s less clear is why certain activities are considered extracurricular. One argument is that the regular curriculum is for the more important content, while extracurricular programs are less important. But Rafael Heller suggests that the question of importance is not so clear. If extracurricular activities help students with social-emotional skills, creativity, teamwork, and other essential educational goals, perhaps they are not so extra after all.

scholarly journals Socio-Emotional Skills in Adolescence. Influence of Personal and Extracurricular Variables

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (9) ◽  
pp. 4811
Author(s):  
Iago Portela-Pino ◽  
Myriam Alvariñas-Villaverde ◽  
Margarita Pino-Juste
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Extracurricular Activities ◽  
Activity Index ◽  
After School ◽  
Self Awareness ◽  
Social Emotional ◽  
Emotional Skills ◽  
School Activities ◽  
Important Object ◽  
Object Of Study

Social-emotional skills have been an important object of study in recent years due to their relationship with academic, personal and professional success. The aim of this study was to analyse the relationship between these skills and different influential variables. The participants had a mean age of 14.18 years. The instruments used were the Social Emotional Competence Questionnaire (SECQ) and the Physical Activity Questionnaire for Adolescents (PACQ-A). Generally, the results indicated gender differences and no influence of age. Those who engaged in after-school activities scored higher on social awareness. In addition, artistic and musical extracurricular activities were associated with social-emotional skills, whereas sports activities were not. It was also found that the physical activity index was not related to socioemotional factors, except in self-awareness and in a negative way. It is necessary to analyse the quality of the extracurricular programmes offered and the training of the professionals in charge of their development. It also seems important to take into account the gender perspective in competence work, increasing self-management in girls and relationship management in boys.

Under the Law: Do students have a right to “equal extracurricular opportunity”?

2021 ◽  
Vol 102 (8) ◽  
pp. 64-65
Author(s):  
Robert Kim
Keyword(s):  
Civil Rights ◽  
Extracurricular Activities ◽  
Extracurricular Programs ◽  
The Law ◽  
School Finances ◽  
Legal Right

Robert Kim tackles the question of whether denying students access to extracurricular programs is lawful. Historically, courts have considered the presence or absence of extracurricular activities as a factor in determining whether a district has eliminated vestiges of segregation. Outside the desegregation context, however, courts have been reluctant to recognize a legal right to participate in extracurricular activities. Today, those hoping to define extracurriclar opportutines as a right may find avenues to puruse in case involving school finances and federal enforcement of civil rights statutes.

PRESCHOOL CHILDREN'S INTEREST, SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL SKILLS, AND EMERGENT MATHEMATICS SKILLS

2016 ◽  
Vol 53 (4) ◽  
pp. 390-403 ◽  
Author(s):  
Greta L. Doctoroff ◽  
Paige H. Fisher ◽  
Bethany M. Burrows ◽  
Maria Tsepilovan Edman
Keyword(s):  
Social Emotional ◽  
Emotional Skills ◽  
Mathematics Skills ◽  
Emergent Mathematics

Cross-country comparability of a social-emotional skills assessment designed for youth in low-resource environments

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 182-219
Author(s):  
Nina Menezes Cunha ◽  
Andres Martinez ◽  
Patrick Kyllonen ◽  
Sarah Gates
Keyword(s):  
Skills Assessment ◽  
Social Emotional ◽  
Emotional Skills ◽  
Low Resource ◽  
Cross Country

scholarly journals Walking the Talk: Enhancing Future Teachers’ Capacity to Embed Social-Emotional Learning in Middle Years Classrooms

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 143
Author(s):  
Katherine Main
Keyword(s):  
Academic Success ◽  
Classroom Climate ◽  
Social Emotional ◽  
Emotional Competencies ◽  
Emotional Skills ◽  
Assessment Task ◽  
Social And Emotional ◽  
Social And Emotional Skills ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Poor Outcomes

Early adolescence marks a developmental period during which there is a window of opportunity to explicitly teach and make a significant difference in a young person’s development of social and emotional competencies (SECs). All students can benefit from the inclusion of SECs and failing to develop such SECs can result in poor outcomes in several domains including personal, social, and academic outcomes. Research on social and emotional programs for young adolescent learners has shown that a ‘skills and drills’ approach is far less effective than focusing on mind-sets and classroom climate. Although the role teachers play in explicitly teaching and supporting young adolescents’ SECs has been recognised, teachers have reported a lack of confidence in knowing what, and how to teach these skills. This paper reports on a teacher education course that embedded social and emotional skills into both coursework design and assessment expectations. Results drawn from an analysis of students’ responses to their main assessment task showed that pre-service teachers had a growing awareness of SECs and, in particular, were able to recognise the importance of focusing on the building of students’ SECs to support academic success across a broad range of curriculum areas.

scholarly journals Exploring the Effects of Meditation Techniques Used by Mindfulness-Based Programs on the Cognitive, Social-Emotional, and Academic Skills of Children: A Systematic Review

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marisa G. Filipe ◽  
Sofia Magalhães ◽  
Andreia S. Veloso ◽  
Ana Filipa Costa ◽  
Lúcia Ribeiro ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Randomized Controlled Trials ◽  
Academic Skills ◽  
Mindfulness Practice ◽  
Controlled Trials ◽  
Social Emotional ◽  
Emotional Skills ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Differential Outcomes ◽  
Quasi Experimental

There is evidence for the positive impact of mindfulness in children. However, little is known about the techniques through which mindfulness practice results in differential outcomes. Therefore, this study intended to systematically review the available evidence about the efficacy of meditation techniques used by mindfulness-based programs on cognitive, socio-emotional, and academic skills of children from 6 to 12 years of age. The review was registered on the PROSPERO database, and the literature search was conducted according to PICO criteria and PRISMA guidelines. The EBSCO databases were searched, and 29 studies were eligible: nine randomized controlled trials and 20 quasi-experimental studies. All the included randomized controlled trials were rated as having a high risk of bias. Overall, the evidence for mindfulness techniques improving cognitive and socio-emotional skills was reasonably strong. Specifically, for cognitive skills, results showed that all the interventions used “body-centered meditations” and “mindful observations.” Regarding socio-emotional skills, although all the studies applied “body-centered meditations” and “mindful observations,” “affect-centered meditations” were also frequent. For academic skills, just one quasi-experimental trial found improvements, thus making it difficult to draw conclusions. Further research is crucial to evaluate the unique effects of different meditation techniques on the cognitive, social-emotional, and academic skills of children.Systematic Review Registration: Identifier: RD42019126767.

scholarly journals The Role of Scout Extracurricular in Effort To Student’s Social – Emotional Character Development (SECD) Competence

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 103-108
Author(s):  
Insani Nur Syawal
Keyword(s):  
Extracurricular Activities ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Character Development ◽  
Case Study Research ◽  
Educational Activity ◽  
Self Awareness ◽  
Research Subjects ◽  
Social Emotional ◽  
Social And Emotional

This research is motivated by problems that have been found such as antipathy, lack of emotional control, undisciplined, ignorant of the environment, less communicative, and inability to make decisions. This study aims to look at the role of scouts extracurricular in the competence of students' social and emotional character development. The research method used in this research is a qualitative approach using a descriptive method, with a case study research design with the research subjects as supervisors, unit builders, board members and members of the scouts at 19 Junior High School, Bandung. Data collection techniques used by researchers are in-depth interviews, observation, and documentation studies. The results showed that the scout extracurricular contributed significantly to the development of social and emotional character including self-awareness, self-management (regulation), social awareness, relationship skills and responsible decision making. The author provides recommendations for schools to be more morally and materially supportive so that scouts extracurricular activities at SMP Negeri 19 Bandung can be more advanced and produce more students who are achievers and smart at the social and emotional competence, also become a good educational activity, not just mere formalities.

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