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Erica M. Webster; Hopewell R. Hodges; Frederique Corcoran – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2025
Adverse experiences in early childhood may directly and indirectly impact children's development, including their preparedness to learn in their preschool and kindergarten classes. However, like many other developmental processes, these skills can be supported through positive experiences and resources in a child's environment. This work uses the…
Descriptors: Trauma, Preschool Children, School Readiness, Family Influence
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McNaughton, Stuart; Zhu, Tong; Rosedale, Naomi; Jesson, Rebecca; Oldehaver, Jacinta; Williamson, Rachel – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 2022
More needs to be known about the benefits and risks to the development of interpersonal and intrapersonal skills in ubiquitous digital environments at school and at home. Nine to 12-year-old students (n = 186) in a 1:1 digital programme serving low SES and culturally diverse communities rated their self-regulation and social skills for both…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Influence of Technology, Diversity, Interpersonal Competence
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Mulholland, Michaela; O'Toole, Catriona – Irish Educational Studies, 2021
This paper presents a unique school-based programme that harnesses the benefits of both trauma-informed practice (TIP) and outdoor environments to support children's social and emotional wellbeing throughout the pandemic and beyond. In the opening sections of the paper, we discuss the extant literature and conceptual underpinning of TIP and…
Descriptors: Trauma, Outdoor Education, Social Development, Emotional Development
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Casciano, Rebecca; Cherfas, Lina; Jobson-Ahmed, Lauren – Journal for Learning through the Arts, 2019
Little is known about the connection between arts-integrated education and social-emotional learning, particularly for students with disabilities. This paper draws on data from a case study of a federally-funded arts integration program called Everyday Arts for Special Education (EASE) to identify the mechanisms by which arts-integrated teaching…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Art Education, Social Development, Emotional Development
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Ferrier, David E.; Karalus, Samantha P.; Denham, Susanne A.; Bassett, Hideko H. – Early Child Development and Care, 2018
Between three and five years of age, both emotional competence (EC) and cognitive self-regulation (CSR) have been documented as undergoing remarkable growth and as being strong predictors of concurrent and future positive outcomes. EC encompasses three interrelated and progressively developing skills: emotion knowledge, emotion regulation, and…
Descriptors: Self Control, Child Development, Correlation, Path Analysis
Vriesema, Christine Calderon; Gehlbach, Hunter – Policy Analysis for California Education, PACE, 2019
Education researchers use surveys widely. Yet, critics question respondents' ability to provide high-quality responses. As schools increasingly use student surveys to drive policymaking, respondents' (lack of) motivation to provide quality responses may threaten the wisdom of using surveys for data-based decision-making. To better understand…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Educational Policy, Decision Making, Student Attitudes
Smith, Charles; McGovern, Gina; Peck, Stephen C.; Larson, Reed; Hillaker, Barbara; Roy, Leanne – Forum for Youth Investment, 2016
The Social and Emotional Learning Challenge was designed to identify promising practices for building skills in six areas: emotion management, empathy, teamwork, initiative, responsibility, and problem solving. The Challenge was a partnership between expert practitioners delivering exemplary programs in eight unique communities, a team of…
Descriptors: Social Development, Emotional Development, Emotional Response, Self Control
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Patten, Kathryn E.; Campbell, Stephen R. – Themes in Science and Technology Education, 2016
Although research on Emotion Regulation (ER) is developing at a rapid rate, much of it lacks a clear theoretical framework and most focuses on a narrow set of ER strategies. This work presents the details of a pilot project, the Neuro Emotional Literacy Program (NELP), designed for parents and based on the Somatic Appraisal Model of Affect (SAMA).…
Descriptors: Emotional Response, Affective Behavior, Questionnaires, Parents
Gonzalez, Gabriella C.; Cerully, Jennifer L.; Wang, Elaine Win; Schweig, Jonathan; Todd, Ivy; Johnston, William R.; Schnittka, Jessica – RAND Corporation, 2020
Teachers and administrators across the United States struggle to maintain safe, civil, and community- and achievement-oriented schools. Disciplinary actions (such as school suspensions) and security measures (such as school resource officers/security guards and security cameras) are some approaches commonly used in schools to try to improve school…
Descriptors: Social Development, Emotional Development, Educational Environment, School Safety
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Guirguis, Ruth; Antigua, Kathy Carolina – Cogent Education, 2017
Current literature and research demonstrates that learning multiple languages allows for young learners to develop higher levels of executive functioning skills. Research also suggests that Dual Language Learners (DLLs) can surpass monolinguals in these executive functioning skills. Yet, there is a dearth of literature that explicitly discusses…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Executive Function, Academic Achievement, Self Management
Scarupa, Harriet J., Ed. – Child Trends, 2014
Mounting research evidence points to social and emotional skills as playing a central role in shaping student achievement, workplace readiness, and adult wellbeing. This report describes the rigorous, collaborative work undertaken by the Tauck Family Foundation and Child Trends, a national leader in measuring children's development and wellbeing,…
Descriptors: Child Development, Social Development, Emotional Development, Academic Achievement