Social-Emotional Learning: A Literature Review

<p><strong>ABSTRACT</strong></p> <p>Social-emotional learning targets the development of positive interpersonal relationships, empathy, emotional regulation, healthy identities, personal/collective goal orientation, and responsibility in the decision-making process (CASEL Organization, 2021). Schools, however, have the main objective of ensuring that academic measures are met. Linking social-emotional learning and skills to the school system’s principal goal, academic results, can facilitate the greater implementation of such programs within the school setting. This systematic literature review examined the relationship between social-emotional learning programs in schools and academic outcomes, such as grades, test scores, or grade point averages. Secondly, it explored the relationship between students’ social-emotional skills and these academic outcomes. After the predetermined inclusionary and exclusionary criteria were implemented, a total of 36 articles were determined applicable to this systematic literature review.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Arts - School Psychology

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Human Services

Year dc:date.available

2022

Author dc:creator

• Westhoven, Stella M

Contributors dc:contributor

• Dr. Nina Ellis-Hervey, Thesis Director
• Dr. Jaimie Flowers, Committee Member
• Dr. Sarah Savoy, Committee Member

• social-emotional learning
• social-emotional skills
• academics
• grades
• test scores
• grade point averages
• Education
• Psychology
• Social and Behavioral Sciences

Repository record dc:identifier

https://scholarworks.sfasu.edu/etds/435

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:scholarworks.sfasu.edu:etds-1484