Program
Teaching M.A.
Year Approved
2022
First Advisor
Strand, Chuck
Second Reader
Jan Mrozinski;
Abstract
ABSTRACT Schools today see a high number of students who are at-risk and have special needs, and the number is at a steady increase. This creates a unique challenge for regular education teachers, special education teachers, support staff, administrators, and policymakers. A significant amount of time, energy, and resources are spent on managing behavior concerns that arise from students' lack of social training. Lack of social skills interferes with students' abilities to benefit maximally from their education. From this researcher's experience, these skills are not usually modeled in the students’ homes. There is a great need to develop productive programs which increase positive social interactions to help reduce some of the negative issues that youth, whether they have special needs or not, are automatically predisposed to in everyday life due to a lack of social skills and knowledge. Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) in the classroom allows youth to learn and fine-tune their social skills in a real-life setting. Thus, this thesis focuses on SEL programs and their effectiveness.
Degree Name
Teaching M.A.
Document Type
Masterʼs thesis
Recommended Citation
Stockhaus, R. P. (2022). Impacts of Social and Emotional Learning Intervention on Students with Disabilities [Masterʼs thesis, Bethel University]. Spark Repository. https://spark.bethel.edu/etd/822