scholarly journals Me and My New World: Effects of a School Based Social-Emotional Learning Program for Adolescents in Panama

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. 251
Author(s):  
Ana Belinda Araúz Ledezma ◽  
Karlijn Massar ◽  
Gerjo Kok
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Identity Formation ◽  
Learning Strategies ◽  
New World ◽  
Social Emotional Learning ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Emotional Learning ◽  
Gender Inequalities ◽  
Learning Program ◽  
Social Emotional

Gender inequalities still affect the health and well-being of young people worldwide. Given the apprehensions among government and educators in a conservative context like Panama to implement comprehensive sexual education, there is a need for other educational efforts to stimulate healthy and respectful intimate relationships between adolescents. This article examines to what extent a newly developed Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) program, Me and My New World, provides a context in which students can learn to recognize and manage emotions, to care about others and themselves, make responsible decisions, develop social awareness. The program could additionally facilitate behavioral changes of young people towards more gender equality. Specifically, we focused on equal gender roles, equal rights in relationships and nonviolent problem solving, and present the qualitative effect evaluation among adolescents in Panama. The findings suggest that SEL-based lessons might broaden views on how young people experience the process of exploring identity formation, how assumptions of inequalities can be recreated through the lessons, and that SEL can emphasize the significance of choice and decision-making in interpersonal relationships. The perspectives, needs, and limitations highlighted by the adolescents living in a conservative context are highly valuable for improving future learning strategies for the development of healthier relationships.

scholarly journals Social-Emotional Learning Amidst COVID-19 School Closures: Positive Findings from an Efficacy Study of Adventures Aboard the S.S. GRIN Program

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Linlin Li ◽  
Kylie S. Flynn ◽  
Melissa E. DeRosier ◽  
Gary Weiser ◽  
Kelsey Austin-King
Keyword(s):  
Distance Learning ◽  
Student Performance ◽  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Social Emotional Learning ◽  
Emotional Learning ◽  
Original Research ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Learning Program ◽  
Social Emotional ◽  
School Closures

School closures because of natural phenomena, such as COVID-19, have emphasized the importance of effective distance learning strategies when there are no in-person alternatives. Although infrequently mentioned in discussions of student performance, social-emotional skill building came to the forefront of conversations due to the isolation and stresses created by stay-at-home protocols. Our original research study describes the implementation of a game-based online social-emotional learning program during in-person learning and how we adapted implementation to distance learning due to COVID-19 based on schools’ infrastructure, preparations, and resource availability. In addition to the successful implementation, the results have indicated that the program was significantly and positively associated with gains in students’ social emotional skills.

scholarly journals The effects of a multiyear universal social–emotional learning program: The role of student and school characteristics.

2010 ◽  
Vol 78 (2) ◽  
pp. 156-168 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen L. Bierman ◽  
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John D. Coie ◽  
Kenneth A. Dodge ◽  
Mark T. Greenberg ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Emotional Learning ◽  
Emotional Learning ◽  
School Characteristics ◽  
Learning Program ◽  
Social Emotional

scholarly journals The Effect of Internal Locus of Control and Social-Emotional Learning on Life and Relationship Satisfaction

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 31-49
Author(s):  
Sibylle Georgianna ◽  
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Jennifer Jagerson ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Social Emotional Learning ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Emotional Learning ◽  
Self Management ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Social Emotional ◽  
Internal Locus ◽  
Internal Locus Of Control

Objective The current study examined the impact of a non-governmental organization’s academic tutoring and mentoring program on the social-emotional learning (SEL) and subjective well-being of 240 marginalized young women. Participants One-hundred-fifty-nine currently enrolled 7-12th grade students with a mean age of 16.39, SD=1.55; 40 students who were enrolled in college with a mean age of 20.25, SD=1.57, and 25 who had graduated from college with a mean age of 22.48, SD=2.16 and their leaders participated. Methods All participants completed in a survey that assessed the degree of participants’ locus of control, expectations of success (self-efficacy), current goals and career-related aspirations and their satisfaction with their relationships and life in general. Twenty-one of the participants and all leaders also were interviewed. Results Regression analyses revealed that both the participants’ self-management and the leader’s locus of control were significant predictors of the participants’ internal locus of control. Congruent with interview findings, latent structural equation analysis revealed that three manifest variables of social-emotional learning, “self-management”, “social awareness”, and “self-efficacy” had direct positive effects on participants’ subjective well-being (i.e., their satisfaction with life and relationships). Conclusion Culturally sensitive approaches to mentoring and training are needed and helpful. Future research should be carried out to mitigate design limitations and further the current study’s addition to the body of research on social-emotional learning and well-being.

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