Social and emotional learning is critical when developing and growing the whole child. Teacher self-efficacy also plays a crucial role in growing the whole child and student achievement outcomes. A comprehensive K-5 elementary school had students arriving to school without the social and emotional skills necessary to collaborate, communicate,…

Preschool special education students' lack of personal-social skills is affecting their kindergarten readiness and placing them at risk for exposure to school discipline in a large school district in the Southeastern United States. The purpose of this quantitative study was to examine the relationship between the quality of school discipline…

National education statistics and data indicators show that a significant portion of both male and female learners struggle through their educational experience with little to no success. The male learner is less successful in school than the female learner and drops out of high school more often. It is even more alarming when these numbers are…