ERIC Number: EJ1422412
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024-Jun
Pages: 19
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Feasibility of Evidence-Based Social and Emotional Learning in Prairie Canadian Schools
Kayla Kilborn; Janine Newton Montgomery; Johnson Li; Shahin Shooshtari; Rachel Roy; Breanna Cheri; Virginia Tze; Taryn Gaulke
Canadian Journal of School Psychology, v39 n2 p132-150 2024
This study examined opportunities and barriers for implementing evidence-based Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) programs in Prairie Canadian Schools. Educators from Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta completed an online survey on SEL feasibility and reported on five feasibility domains: (1) attitudes about SEL, (2) knowledge about SEL, (3) job stress, (4) resources for implementing SEL, and (5) SEL practices. Results indicated that positive attitudes toward SEL significantly predicted increased perceived feasibility for evidence-based SEL implementation. Additionally, both knowledge and access to resources predicted increased SEL practice by Prairie Canadian educators. Analyses for open-ended responses paralleled quantitative results. Specifically, Canadian educators had positive views about SEL programing, but like previous research conducted in other countries, indicated that they require better access to SEL training, and resources (e.g., more time to plan and teach SEL, funding and program materials). A unique Canadian context-related finding from this study was that some Prairie Canadian educators indicated a paucity of French materials for SEL programs, which impeded implementation. In order to effectively implement evidence-based SEL in Prairie Canadian schools, policy makers must address the indicated barriers for Canadian educators, such as increased SEL training and resources, and easy access to appropriate French materials.
Descriptors: Evidence Based Practice, Social Emotional Learning, Feasibility Studies, Teacher Attitudes, Knowledge Level, Stress Variables, Teaching Conditions, Resources, Educational Practices, Predictor Variables, Foreign Countries, Elementary Secondary Education
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada
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