| Author | Theodore, Kathleen |
| Title | Promoting Positive Student Development: A Qualitative Case Study of School-Wide Social and Emotional Learning in an Elementary School |
| URL | https://scholarworks.uno.edu/td/2554  |
| Publication Date | 2018 |
| Degree | PhD |
| Discipline/Department | Educational Leadership, Counseling, and Foundations |
| Degree Level | doctoral |
| University/Publisher | University of New Orleans |
| Abstract | Many schools have adopted social and emotional learning programs, but few schools have achieved significant impacts on student outcomes because of challenges with implementation quality. Although there is guidance on selecting evidence-based social and emotional learning programs for classroom use, schools need guidance on how best to integrate social and emotional learning in context. This study examines how an elementary school integrated school-wide social and emotional learning into its daily practices, using a qualitative single case study grounded in Bronfenbrenner’s ecological systems theory. The study, which was conducted during an eight-week period, identifies promising practices that could be beneficial for implementing and improving social and emotional learning practices. Data collection includes multiple sources of data, such as observations, document analyses, semi-structured interviews, and focus groups. Drawing upon Stake’s (1995) process for data analysis, the following themes emerge: (1) routines and shared practices, (2) physical environment and classrooms, (3) common language (4) school family, and (5) leadership support for social and emotional learning. The implications of this study support understandings of what integrated school-wide social and emotional learning programming look like in an elementary school context. Keywords: school-wide, integrated, social and emotional learning, SEL, school micro-contexts, elementary school, implementation, school-wide SEL programming. |
| Subjects/Keywords | school-wide, integrated, social and emotional learning, SEL, school micro-contexts, elementary school, implementation, school-wide SEL programming.; Educational Leadership; Elementary and Middle and Secondary Education Administration; Elementary Education |
| Contributors | Dr. Brian Beabout; Dr. Christopher Broadhurst; Dr. Darlene Brown |
| Country of Publication | us |
| Record ID | oai:scholarworks.uno.edu:td-3695 |
| Repository | uno |
| Date Retrieved | 2020-09-01 |
| Date Indexed | 2020-09-09 |
| Created Date | 2018-12-20 08:00:00 |
| Note | The University of New Orleans and its agents retain the non-exclusive license to archive and make accessible this dissertation or thesis in whole or in part in all forms of media, now or hereafter known. The author retains all other ownership rights to the copyright of the thesis or dissertation. |
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