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Publication Date: 2024
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Effectiveness of a Social-Emotional Learning Program for Both Teachers and Students
Christi Bergin; Chia-Lin Tsai; Sara Prewett; Eli Jones; David A. Bergin; Bridget Murphy
AERA Open, v10 n1 2024
This study investigated the effects of the Leader in Me (LiM), a social-emotional learning program implemented in thousands of schools. A mixed-method design included (1) a collective case study in four diverse, high-implementing elementary schools and (2) a post hoc quasi-experiment using propensity score 1:3 matching of 117 LiM and 348 non-LiM schools to compare achievement and discipline incident rates. The case study indicated that participants perceived LiM as improving social-emotional competencies for both teachers and students. Teachers reported being more prosocial, feeling more camaraderie, using more effective discipline, developing better teacher-student relationships, and enjoying teaching more. Students were more prosocial, confident and motivated, and had fewer problem behaviors. School climate improved. Results replicated across four diverse schools. The quasi-experiment supported results of the collective case study. Schools implementing LiM had higher mathematics and ELA, but not science, scores on state proficiency exams and fewer discipline incidents.
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Social Emotional Learning, Elementary School Teachers, Elementary School Students, Academic Achievement, Discipline, Prosocial Behavior, Interpersonal Competence, Teacher Student Relationship, Teacher Motivation, School Culture, Outcomes of Education, Mathematics Achievement, Reading Achievement, Language Arts, Science Achievement, Scores, Case Studies
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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