Teachers’ social and emotional competencies: a lever for social and emotional learning in schools

Odak, Iva and Marušić, Iris and Matić Bojić, Jelena and Puzić, Saša and Bakić, Hrvoje and Eliasson, Nina and Gesteiger Klicpera, Barbara and Gøtzsche, Katinka and Kozina, Ana and Perković, Iva and Roczen, Nina and Tomé, Gina and Veldin, Manja (2023) Teachers’ social and emotional competencies: a lever for social and emotional learning in schools. Sociologija i prostor, 61 (1). pp. 105-122. ISSN 1846-5226 (Print), 1849-0387 (Online)

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Abstract

IN ENGLISH: The present paper focuses on social and emotional learning, and highlights empirical findings on its importance for teachers, students and schools. The importance of social and emotional learning in school settings has been a central focus of research for the last 30 years. The development of teachers’ social and emotional competencies has been an essential factor for improving social and emotional learning of students. Only when teachers are able to create a school climate in which students feel included and welcome, students can develop and enhance their social and emotional competencies. In this paper, we outline the main conceptual frameworks on social and emotional learning, emphasizing the CASEL framework, relevant for both young people and adults. We proceed by focusing on teachers’ social and emotional competencies, as teachers are one of the key figures for fostering and developing social and emotional competencies in school settings. Afterwards, we address the issue of development of teachers’ social and emotional competencies in various settings. The last part of the paper links teachers’ and students’ social and emotional competencies. We stress the importance of teachers’ social and emotional competencies for healthy teacher-student relationships, and students’ well-being and academic achievement. As teachers also need support for the development of these competencies, we advocate for comprehensive school-wide approach, in order to ensure the successful implementation of social and emotional learning in classrooms. --------------- IN CROATIAN: Ovaj se rad usredotočuje na socijalno i emocionalno učenje i ističe empirijske nalaze o njegovoj važnosti za učitelje, učenike i škole. Važnost socijalnog i emocionalnog učenja u školskim okruženjima središnji je fokus istraživanja tijekom posljednjih 30 godina. Razvoj socijalnih i emocionalnih kompetencija učitelja bio je bitan čimbenik za poboljšanje socijalnog i emocionalnog učenja učenika. Samo kada su učitelji sposobni stvoriti školsku klimu u kojoj se učenici osjećaju uključenima i dobrodošlima, učenici mogu razvijati i unaprijediti svoje socijalne i emocionalne kompetencije. U ovom radu iznosimo glavne konceptualne okvire o socijalnom i emocionalnom učenju, s naglaskom na CASEL okvir, relevantan i za mlade i za odrasle. Nastavljamo usmjeravajući se na socijalne i emocionalne kompetencije učitelja, budući da su učitelji jedni od ključnih figura za poticanje i razvoj socijalnih i emocionalnih kompetencija u školskom okruženju. Zatim se bavimo pitanjem razvoja socijalnih i emocionalnih kompetencija učitelja u različitim okruženjima. Posljednji dio rada povezuje socijalne i emocionalne kompetencije učitelja i učenika. Naglašavamo važnost socijalnih i emocionalnih kompetencija učitelja za zdrave odnose učitelja i učenika te za dobrobit i akademska postignuća učenika. Budući da i učitelji trebaju podršku za razvoj ovih kompetencija, zalažemo se za sveobuhvatan pristup na razini cijele škole kako bismo osigurali uspješnu implementaciju socijalnog i emocionalnog učenja u razredima.

Item Type: Article
Additional Information: Language: English. - Title in Croatian: Socijalne i emocionalne kompetencije učitelja: temelj za socijalno i emocionalno učenje u školama.
Uncontrolled Keywords: Social and emotional learning, teachers’ social and emotional competencies, teacher-student relationships, teachers’ professional development (socijalno i emocionalno učenje, socijalne i emocionalne kompetencije učitelja, odnosi učitelj-učenik, stručno usavršavanje učitelja)
Subjects: B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
H Social Sciences > HM Sociology
L Education > L Education (General)
Depositing User: Karolina
Date Deposited: 23 Jun 2023 10:38
Last Modified: 23 Jun 2023 10:38
URI: http://idiprints.knjiznica.idi.hr/id/eprint/1090

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