scholarly journals Culturally Responsive Social Emotional Learning for International Students

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ellen Yeh ◽  
Rashmi Sharma ◽  
Monika Jaiswal-Oliver ◽  
Guofang Wan
Keyword(s):  
International Students ◽  
Culturally Responsive Teaching ◽  
Culturally Responsive ◽  
Social And Emotional Learning ◽  
Emotional Learning ◽  
Responsive Teaching ◽  
Social Emotional ◽  
Social And Emotional ◽  
Faculty And Staff ◽  
Campus Activities

This qualitative study demonstrates how a culturally responsive teaching (CRT) approach builds the capacity of faculty and staff to create a social and emotional learning (SEL) environment that is conducive to success for international students. The researchers propose a CRT-SEL model to address the increasing needs of mid-sized universities with emerging international students. The findings from 14 faculty and staff participants point to professional development strategies that can help reduce or remove barriers for working with international students. This study highlights the need to build upon the CRT and SEL tenets and align them with the existing support networks within the mid-size higher education institutions for classroom learnings and off-campus activities to bolster international students’ overall success. The results also indicate the faculty and staff’s varying priorities and diverging trajectories.

Using Social-Emotional Learning and Literacy Tools to Bridge the Gap During and Beyond COVID-19

2021 ◽  
pp. 172-194
Author(s):  
Marianna Stepniak ◽  
Susan Shaffer ◽  
Seth Shaffer
Keyword(s):  
Culturally Responsive ◽  
Social And Emotional Learning ◽  
Literacy Skills ◽  
Emotional Learning ◽  
Learning Needs ◽  
Emotional Needs ◽  
Social Emotional ◽  
Social And Emotional ◽  
Marginalized Groups ◽  
Use Of Technology

MAEC developed culturally responsive and accessible resources and tools to meet students' intersecting literacy and social-emotional needs during COVID-19, centering students and families from marginalized groups (considering race, gender, language, culture, socioeconomic status, and personalized learning needs). MAEC disseminated its materials by building the capacity of caregivers and educators to provide social and emotional learning and literacy to their students. Through MAEC's webinar and newsletter series, caregivers and educators learned how to enhance SEL and literacy skills through the use of technology and visual tools, common household items and experiments, and social justice literature. The approach and tools developed by MAEC in summer 2020 remain relevant and important as educators, families, and students move to re-enter, recover, and reimagine schooling.

A PILOT STUDY TO FIND THE EFFECTIVENESS OF SOCIALEMOTIONAL LEARNING INTERVENTION ON AGGRESSION AND EMPATHY AMONG ADOLESCENTS.

2021 ◽  
pp. 65-68
Author(s):  
Jayashree Das ◽  
Soumitra Ghosh
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Social And Emotional Learning ◽  
Emotional Learning ◽  
Social Changes ◽  
Social Emotional ◽  
Post Intervention ◽  
Social And Emotional ◽  
Stressful Environment ◽  
Concern For Others

Adolescence is a challenging and dynamic period due to hormonal, physical, emotional, cognitive and social changes. Aggression in any form, if present, or its manifestations is linked to various psychosocial maladjustments or mental disorders and are negatively associated with prosocial behavior and adaptive social functioning, especially during adolescence. It may also be a red ag sign for development of mental disorders. One factor that buffers against aggression during adolescence is empathy. Emotional intelligence and empathy are considered key components of emotional education by developing young people's capacity to successfully cope with the pressures of life and demands of their stressful environment. Social-emotional learning (SEL) is one such interventional program that focuses on these issues and helps in improving empathy and decreasing aggression in adolescents. The Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL, 2012) denes SEL as “the process of acquiring the skills to recognize and manage emotions, develop caring and concern for others, make responsible decisions, establish positive relationships, and handle challenging situations effectively." In this pilot study 80 students from an English medium school were taken. Using three questionnaires, aggression and empathy of students were measured pre SEL intervention. After twelve sessions of SEL intervention, the aggression and empathy was again measured using the same questionnaires to nd out if there is a difference between the pre and the post scores. Most of the aggression and anger came down post SEL intervention. It was also found to have signicant difference in pre and post intervention ratings of empathy. The signicant difference in pre and post intervention ratings of aggression as well as empathy led to conclude the efcacy and effectiveness of the SEL intervention.

scholarly journals The role of culturally responsive social and emotional learning in supporting refugee inclusion and belonging: A thematic analysis of service provider perspectives

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (8) ◽  
pp. e0256743
Author(s):  
Cyril Bennouna ◽  
Hannah Brumbaum ◽  
Molly M. McLay ◽  
Carine Allaf ◽  
Michael Wessells ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Culturally Responsive ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Social And Emotional Learning ◽  
Emotional Learning ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Mena Region ◽  
Newcomer Adjustment ◽  
Social And Emotional ◽  
Provider Perspectives

Young refugees resettled to the U.S. from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region face significant acculturative stressors, including language barriers, unfamiliar norms and practices, new institutional environments, and discrimination. While schools may ease newcomer adjustment and inclusion, they also risk exacerbating acculturative stress and social exclusion. This study seeks to understand the opportunities and challenges that schoolwide social and emotional learning (SEL) efforts may present for supporting refugee incorporation, belonging, and wellbeing. We completed semi-structured interviews with a purposive sample of 40 educators and other service providers in Austin, Texas, Harrisonburg, Virginia, and Detroit Metropolitan Area, Michigan as part of the SALaMA project. We conducted a thematic analysis with transcripts from these interviews guided by the framework of culturally responsive pedagogy. The findings revealed that students and providers struggled with acculturative stressors and structural barriers to meaningful engagement. Schoolwide SEL also provided several mechanisms through which schools could facilitate newcomer adjustment and belonging, which included promoting adult SEL competencies that center equity and inclusion, cultivating more meaningfully inclusive school climates, and engaging families through school liaisons from the newcomer community. We discuss the implications of these findings for systemwide efforts to deliver culturally responsive SEL, emphasize the importance of distinguishing between cultural and structural sources of inequality, and consider how these lessons extend across sectors and disciplinary traditions.

Utilizing Culturally Responsive Teaching in an SEL Curriculum

2020 ◽  
pp. 152-169
Author(s):  
Ronald D. Morgan ◽  
Sonia Rodriguez ◽  
Sladjana Rakich
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Culturally Responsive Teaching ◽  
Culturally Responsive ◽  
Social Emotional Learning ◽  
Responsive Teaching ◽  
Social Emotional ◽  
School Students ◽  
Equitable Outcomes ◽  
Diverse Groups

Schools are increasing the use of social emotional learning (SEL) curriculum, especially at the elementary level. As this trend continues, it's important to examine the SEL curriculum and the competencies that define it. While there are similar definitions for explaining what's involved in SEL, most educators agree that it's basically the process through which students acquire and effectively apply the knowledge, attitudes, and skills necessary to understand and manage emotions, in order to help them make more responsible decisions. In this chapter, the detailed elements of SEL will be reviewed first, followed by an overview of the basic tenets of culturally responsive teaching. Additional cultural needs that today's elementary, middle, and high school students face will also be addressed in this chapter. The last part of the chapter will discuss the importance of merging SEL and culturally responsive teaching in co-existence in order to develop a stronger curriculum for creating equitable outcomes for diverse groups of students.

Strengthening College and Career Readiness With Social and Emotional Learning

2021 ◽  
pp. 247-272
Author(s):  
Kara Sidorowicz ◽  
Anthony Yang
Keyword(s):  
Social And Emotional Learning ◽  
Emotional Learning ◽  
Career Readiness ◽  
College And Career Readiness ◽  
Social Emotional ◽  
Emotional Skills ◽  
Social And Emotional ◽  
Career And Technical ◽  
School Year ◽  
Support Teacher

Social-emotional skills are essential for navigating the rapidly evolving world, especially for students who will become the makers and doers of tomorrow. The literature suggests that a technology-driven shift in needs is fueling a skills gap within a workforce needing social-emotional competencies. These shifts have grown the need for students to develop their social-emotional skills for professional and personal success. Experts suggest infusing social and emotional learning (SEL) in career and technical education (CTE) to address this. This study documents and explores a strategy for explicit SEL in CTE at Clark County School District in Nevada, USA during the 2019-2020 school year. Usage and student answers suggest promising value of SEL in CTE for student learning, but a need to better support teacher adoption. Findings from this study contribute preliminary guidance on program development and implementation upon which future educators and researchers can build.

Unintended lessons of SEL programs

2019 ◽  
Vol 100 (5) ◽  
pp. 59-62 ◽  
Author(s):  
Madora Soutter
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Social Emotional Learning ◽  
Social And Emotional Learning ◽  
Emotional Learning ◽  
Mixed Methods Study ◽  
Power Dynamics ◽  
Social Emotional ◽  
Social And Emotional ◽  
Teachers And Students

A mixed-methods study of a large social-emotional learning (SEL) program revealed notable disparities in the ways that teachers and students perceived the program’s impact. Teachers believed the initiative empowered students, while the students themselves described the program as one that emphasized compliance. Madora Soutter summarizes her findings and offers three recommendations for teachers and administrators implementing social and emotional learning initiatives: Evaluate the intention behind SEL programming to avoid a deficit mindset; anticipate implementation roadblocks, such as the tension between some SEL programs and the inherent power dynamics in schools; and actively, authentically listen to students.

scholarly journals Social Emotional Learning and the promotion of equal personal relationships among adolescents in Panama: a study protocol

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana B Araúz Ledezma ◽  
Karlijn Massar ◽  
Gerjo Kok
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Core Competencies ◽  
Social Emotional Learning ◽  
Intervention Mapping ◽  
Social And Emotional Learning ◽  
Emotional Learning ◽  
Personal Relationships ◽  
Social Emotional ◽  
Social And Emotional ◽  
Intervention Mapping Protocol

Summary Adolescents in Panama face multiple barriers that affect their health, such as high rates of teenage pregnancy, increased human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections and sexual violence. Equal relationships between women and men are likely to reduce such risks. Here, we suggest that the school-based enhancement of Social and Emotional Learning core competencies—awareness of self and others, positive attitudes and values, responsible decision-making, and social interaction skills—could foster positive changes in behaviors between boys and girls, specifically through a focus on equal roles, equal rights in relationships and nonviolent problem solving. This paper, using the Intervention Mapping Protocol, describes the process of development of, and planning surrounding the implementation and evaluation of the program ‘Me and My new World’, a Social Emotional Learning intervention for middle school students (12–15 years old) in Panama. Program development was based on a needs assessment (Araúz Ledezma et al. (2020) Behavioural and environmental influences on adolescent decision making in personal relationships: a qualitative multi–stakeholder exploration in Panama. Health Education Research, 35, 1–14.) and a literature review of theory- and evidence-based Social and Emotional Learning (SEL)-programs. Intervention outcomes, performance objectives and change objectives of the intervention were identified. The practical applications of different theory-based methods allowed for contextual considerations that could potentially influence the expected behavioral outcomes of the intervention. Teachers were the implementers of the program, and during development, implementation, and evaluation, the roles, opinions, and teaching methods of all stakeholders were recognized. We conclude that Intervention Mapping allows for the analysis of multiple factors influencing the development and implementation of Social Emotional Learning programs promoting equal relationships among adolescents in a developing country, with a special consideration of culture, educational systems, and policies, from a capability development perspective.

scholarly journals Effect of Social and Emotional Learning Approach on Students’ Social-Emotional Competence

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 663-676
Author(s):  
Ibrahim Ahmed ◽  
◽  
Aswati Binti Hamzah ◽  
Melissa Ng Lee Yen Binti Abdullah ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Competence ◽  
Social And Emotional Learning ◽  
Emotional Learning ◽  
Learning Approach ◽  
Social Emotional ◽  
Social Emotional Competence ◽  
Social And Emotional

scholarly journals Social and emotional learning for parents through Conscious Discipline

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 85-99
Author(s):  
Kristen E. Darling ◽  
Deborah Seok ◽  
Patti Banghart ◽  
Kerensa Nagle ◽  
Marybeth Todd ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Child Behavior ◽  
Challenging Behaviors ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Social And Emotional Learning ◽  
Emotional Learning ◽  
Social Emotional ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Social And Emotional ◽  
Parent Child Relationships ◽  
Parent Child

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine Conscious Discipline’s (CD) Parenting Education Curriculum (CD PEC), the parenting component of CD’s research-based social and emotional learning program. CD aims to change child behavior by changing how adults understand and manage their own behaviors and emotions. Researchers explored CD PEC’s association with improved parenting skills, parent–child relationships and child behavior and emotion management. Design/methodology/approach During pre- and post-site visits, parents in four Head Start programs completed the Attentive Parenting Survey (n=25) and interviews (n=19); and 20 staff were also interviewed. Findings Parents reported that CD PEC shifted their perspectives and practices for managing children’s challenging behaviors, improved parent–child relationships and resulted in decreased child behavior problems. Research limitations/implications The study was correlational, based on self-report, and had a small sample with no comparison group. Practical implications This study supports CD PEC as a means of shifting parenting practices, relationships and child behavior by focusing on adult social-emotional skills and self-regulation. Social implications This study provides preliminary evidence that addressing the social-emotional needs of adults is a viable step to helping children improve their social skills, emotion regulation and general behavior, which have all been linked to later academic and life success. Originality/value The paper studies improvements in parents’ emotion recognition and self-regulation before disciplining their children.

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