ERIC Number: ED661733
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2024-Oct-29
Pages: 48
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
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Social-Emotional Well-Being for High School Students: Guidance for School and System Policy and Practice. Research Report. RR-A3377-1
Kate Kennedy; Jeff Walls
RAND Corporation
In the United States, student social-emotional well-being has become a priority because of concerning mental health and well-being outcomes for adolescent youth. High schools and school districts have responded by expanding mental health and social-emotional supports. However, there is little research to understand the ways in which educational leaders--including superintendents, school district coordinators, and principals--organize practices and policies to support social-emotional well-being for high school students. In this report, the authors seek to close this research gap by presenting findings from a multi-method, multiyear national study on social-emotional well-being initiatives, focusing on high school students. The authors' takeaways include insights about high school staffing, high school--specific practices that support social-emotional well-being, district-level supports, equity-oriented social-emotional well-being supports for minoritized students, and challenges to implementing or maintaining social-emotional well-being initiatives at the high school level. The authors also provide recommendations aimed at school district leaders, high school leaders, and educational policymakers.
Descriptors: High School Students, High School Teachers, Principals, School Districts, Social Emotional Learning, Mental Health, Pupil Personnel Services, Pupil Personnel Workers, School Policy, Resource Allocation, Educational Resources, Communication Skills, School Counselors, Partnerships in Education, Integrated Services, College Readiness, Career Readiness, Professional Development
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Publication Type: Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education
Audience: Practitioners; Policymakers; Researchers
Language: English
Sponsor: Arizona State University (ASU), Center on Reinventing Public Education (CRPE); Walton Family Foundation
Authoring Institution: RAND Education and Labor
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