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Empathy Driven Social Emotional Learning (SEL): Unraveling the Role of the Teacher through Nexus Analysis
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Madhavi A. Usgaonker – ProQuest LLC, 2024
In the realm of elementary education, the influence of teacher empathy on Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) remains a critical yet nuanced aspect. This qualitative study explores the integral role of teacher empathy in shaping SEL environments in K-5 classrooms. Teacher empathy, defined as the capacity to perceive situations from students'…
Descriptors: Social Emotional Learning, Teacher Role, Empathy, Kindergarten
A Structure-Agency Perspective on Young Children's Engagement in School Science: Carlos's Performance and Narrative
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Varelas, Maria; Tucker-Raymond, Eli; Richards, Kimberly – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2015
Guided by sociological perspectives that view (young) children as agents who are shaped by and shape the structures of social systems in which they live, we studied forms that agency of young children from historically marginalized groups may take in science class when offered opportunities to engage in science in a variety of ways, how curricular…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Science Instruction, Elementary School Students, Case Studies
The Role of Illustrations during Children's Reading
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Feathers, Karen M.; Arya, Poonam – Journal of Children's Literature, 2012
Young children notice and make use of illustrations in picture books as they read independently as evidenced by statements such as this one from Sarah's retelling of "The Wolf's Chicken Stew": "He couldn't catch him; so he did like this (child folds arms across chest) against the tree". Scholars in the field of children's literature have long…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Picture Books, Oral Reading, Illustrations
The Role of Literacy in Building the Economy: Summer Literacy Interventions for Grades 3-5. Research in Review 2012-1
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Bausmith, Jennifer Merriman – College Board, 2012
The need is urgent for reducing literacy achievement gaps--both morally to ensure that all students receive a high-quality education as well as economically to build our nation's workforce with the requisite skills needed for the 21st century. Taken together, changes to the economy, divergent literacy skill distributions, and changes to the…
Descriptors: Literacy, Summer Programs, Role Perception, Achievement Gap
The Role of Metalanguage in Supporting Academic Language Development
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Schleppegrell, Mary J. – Language Learning, 2013
Recent currents in language learning research highlight the social and emergent aspects of second language (L2) development and recognize that learners need opportunities for interaction in meaningful contexts supported by explicit attention to language itself. These perspectives suggest new ways of conceptualizing the challenges faced by children…
Descriptors: Language Acquisition, Role Perception, Academic Discourse, English Language Learners
Chinese Children's Perceived School Satisfaction: The Role of Contextual and Intrapersonal Factors
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Hui, Eadaoin K. P.; Sun, Rachel C. F. – Educational Psychology, 2010
This study investigated the contribution of school contextual factors and intrapersonal factors to school satisfaction among a sample of Hong Kong Chinese primary school children. A total of 760 children completed the School Satisfaction Subscale of the Multidimensional Life Satisfaction Scale for Children along with self-report measures of…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Life Satisfaction, Academic Achievement, Educational Practices