Education, Elementary -- United States
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Beyond teaching: a commitment to social and emotional learning at the elementary level, 2020
Item — Call number MU Thesis Bev
Identifier: b7930093
Abstract
Todays schools are increasingly multicultural and multilingual, with students from diverse social and ecnomomic backgrounds. Educators serve students with different motivations for engaging in learning, behaving positively, and performing academically (Weisberg, 2016). Raising knowledgeable, responsible, and caring children can be enhanced by thoughtful, sustained, and systematic attetion to children's social and emootional learning (SEL). The purpose of this program evaluation was to...
Dates:
2020
Comparative effectiveness of culture-based morning meetings as measured by cultural responsiveness of fourth graders, 2020
Item — Call number MU Thesis Abr
Identifier: b7930250
Abstract
This study implemented the concept of using morning meetings as a delivery method for developing culturally responsive students. The study was conducted in an elementary school in a suburban community in Montgomery County, Maryland. The participants were 37 male and female fourth-grade students with diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds. The study was quantitative, employing a treatment/comparison group model where student perceptions of cultural responsiveness were measured by a...
Dates:
2020
Re-regulating : empowering and motivating students post-pandemic, by implementing mindfulness through the integration with social-emotional learning, 2022
Item — Call number MU Thesis Bev
Identifier: b7931424
Abstract
This mixed-methods study aimed to assess teachers’ and students’ perceptions of their mindfulness. The concept of mindfulness involves three interrelated mental skills and dispositions: (a) concentrating attention intentionally on the here and now; (b) perceiving the present moment in a calm, clear, and receptive manner; and (c) experiencing each moment just as it is without bias or judgment (Kostanski & Hassed, 2008). This study analyzed the effects that the B.R.E.A.T.H.E. (Body,...
Dates:
2022
Teacher perception of emotional intelligence, mindfulness and grit in professional practice and its impact on professional relationships : a study of introspection and reflection, 2021
Item — Call number MU Thesis Ans
Identifier: b7930365
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine how professional development in Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) impacts teachers in professional practice. This study analyzed the effects that professional development had on expanding teacher's capacity for mindfulness and how teachers' perceptions of their own mindfulness influenced professional relationships. The cultivation of mindfulness, through MBSR training, positively influences emotional and physical health as well as prosocial...
Dates:
2021
The effect of student-led conferences on the metacognitive skills of elementary school students, 2019
Item — Call number MU Thesis Bei
Identifier: b7929542
Abstract
Within this study, student-led conferences were used as a framework to structure the authentic instruction and practice of metacognitive skills. The importance of metacognition and its effect upon student academic progress has been supported through research for several decades. Metacognitive skills such as planning, monitoring, and self-evaluation are essential for life success. These skills are routinely addressed within the framework of student-led conferences. In the months of...
Dates:
2019