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Are educators setting goals for social-emotional learning? Evidence from nationally representative surveys
American Educator Panels Data Note;
Short Title: Are educators setting goals for social-emotional learning?
Format: Book
Publication Date: Nov 30, 2017
Publisher: RAND
Place of Publication: Santa Monica, CA
Sources ID: 107396
Notes: Access: https://doi.org/10.7249/RR2575.2 External Resources: Cite This Item Search for versions with same title and author | Advanced options ... Report No: RAND/RR-2575/2-BMGF Access: https://doi.org/10.7249/RR2575.2 Note(s): Title from PDF document (viewed�January 17, 2019)./ "RAND American Educator Panels."/ Includes bibliographical references./ Funding:            Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation/ Report: RAND/RR-2575/2-BMGF General Info: See also�RAND/RR-2575-BMGF, RAND/RR-2575/1-BMGF, RAND/RR-2575/8-BMGF. Other Titles: Related item:       How much influence do teachers have in their schools? it depends on whom you ask; AEP Data Note technical appendix; Educator access to and use of data systems Responsibility: Christopher Joseph Doss, William R. Johnston, Goke Akinniranye. Material Type: Document (dct); Internet resource (url); eBook (ebk) Date of Entry: 20181213 Update: 20190226 Provider: OCLC
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A growing body of evidence shows that social-emotional skills predict the long-term outcomes of students, even after controlling for differences in academic achievement. Despite the evidence that social-emotional learning (SEL) contributes to student success, few studies have investigated the extent to which educators promote SEL among their students. This American Educator Panels Data Note details the extent to which a nationally representative sample of teachers and school leaders report setting goals for the social-emotional growth of their students. Results indicated that about 60 percent of teachers and principals report setting goals for student SEL growth. However, teachers were less likely to report that their school leadership set these goals compared with principals' self-reports. These results indicate that SEL goal setting is substantial but by no means universal. Further, the gap in perceptions of school leader goal setting indicates that as principals begin or continue to develop goals, they should aim to create a schoolwide strategy that is communicated to teachers and take into account efforts that are already underway in classrooms. One barrier to these efforts may be the lack of schoolwide systems for assessing SEL skills.