The Efficacy of Social and Emotional Learning for High School Students With Cognitive Disabilities, The Experiential Approach

<p>Social and emotional learning (SEL) is essential to all students' education across all grade levels. However, what does that look like at different developmental stages, and how can SEL best support learning and development for high school students with cognitive disabilities? Young people are becoming more aware of their identities and values in high school. They build upon many social and emotional competencies (self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationship skills, and responsible decision-making) developed throughout elementary and middle school. However, students with cognitive disabilities are more challenged than their peers without disabilities to accomplish these competencies. This study aims to identify the change in thinking needed to promote SEL among high school students with cognitive disabilities. The context of this inquiry is one high school entirely comprised of students identified as deficient in social and emotional behaviors that impede attendance and learning. Providing empirical evidence on the program's impact on student's social and educational well-being will encourage other educators to consider implementing social and emotional learning in their programs.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Ed.D. Doctor of Education

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation - Public Access

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Educational Leadership

Year dc:date.available

2023

Author dc:creator

• Fox, LaWanda

Contributors dc:contributor

• Dr. Sherell Wilson
• Dr. Christine McMullen

• Social-Emotional learning
• Special Education
• Social setting
• Classroom Management
• Social Competence
• Social Analysis
• Soft Skills
• Self-confidence
• Curriculum and Instruction
• Disability and Equity in Education
• Disability Studies
• Education
• Educational Methods
• Leadership Studies
• Social and Behavioral Sciences
• Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education
• Special Education and Teaching

Repository record dc:identifier

https://digitalcommons.nl.edu/diss/834

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:digitalcommons.nl.edu:diss-1895