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Dissertation
Developing A Social And Emotional Learning Curriculum: Secondary Students' Perspectives
University of West Florida Libraries
Doctor of Education (EDD), University of West Florida
2022
Abstract
The purpose of this quantitative nonexperimental comparative study was to examine the difference in students’ social and emotional learning (SEL) competencies based on grade level, gender, and race/ethnicity in two secondary schools in a West-Central Florida school district. Research has indicated a relationship between specific factors and weak SEL competencies due to adolescent experiences. The consequences of not considering how demographics impact SEL competencies have resulted in adolescents from marginalized populations having fewer SEL curriculum resources, which ultimately contribute to academic achievement gaps among different student populations. The Tyler (1949) curriculum development model was the conceptual framework. Tyler (1949) emphasized that the development of a curriculum had to be responsive to the needs of students, society, and subject matter specialists. The results of independent samples t tests revealed a statistical difference in SEL competencies among grade level and gender but not race/ethnicity. The results showed that middle school and female students have higher SEL competencies than high school and male students and that data collected from the single identity of race/ethnicity differ from data sets that include multiple identities. The study’s major conclusion is that secondary students have different SEL competency needs related to their grade level and gender. The conclusions support the need for policymakers and school leaders to analyze SEL competencies by demographic factors to develop resources equitably. Future suggestions for research include a mixed methods study approach to collect more demographic data from the population and specific details regarding the students’ responses.
Details
- Title
- Developing A Social And Emotional Learning Curriculum
- Resource Type
- Dissertation
- Contributors
- Rashmi Sharma (Committee Chair)Hongwei Yang (Committee Member)
- Publisher
- University of West Florida Libraries
- Format
- pdf
- Number of pages
- 225
- Copyright
- Unpublished work © Shauntte Nannette Butcher
- Identifiers
- 99380090595706600
- Academic Unit
- School of Education
- Language
- English
- Awarding Institution
- University of West Florida; Doctor of Education (EDD)
- Theses and Dissertations
- Doctor of Education (EDD), University of West Florida