A Pilot Study of Strong Start: Preliminary Evidence of Feasibiliy and Efficacy of Social and Emotional Learning in Preschool

Autor/in	Felver, Sarah
Titel	A Pilot Study of Strong Start: Preliminary Evidence of Feasibiliy and Efficacy of Social and Emotional Learning in Preschool
Quelle	(2013), (114 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Oregon
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	978-1-3032-8177-8
Schlagwörter	Hochschulschrift; Dissertation; Social Development; Emotional Development; Preschool Children; Preschool Education; Interpersonal Competence; School Readiness; Program Implementation; Preschool Curriculum; Curriculum Design; Validity; Reliability; Fidelity; Program Effectiveness; Prosocial Behavior; Antisocial Behavior; Child Behavior; Observation + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Thesis; Dissertations; Academic thesis; Soziale Entwicklung; Gefühlsbildung; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Interpersonale Kompetenz; Readiness for school; School ability; Schulreife; Lehrplangestaltung; Gültigkeit; Reliabilität; Beobachtung
Abstract	Social and emotional competencies have received increased attention as important components of school readiness for young children. Universal programs incorporating social and emotional learning (SEL) instruction for all preschool students are needed given the relation between social and emotional competencies in early childhood and later developmental outcomes. "The Strong Start: Pre-K" program is a low-cost, developmentally tailored educational curriculum targeting important social and emotional knowledge and skills. Although this program is part of an evidence-based SEL curriculum ("Strong Kids"), the preschool component lacks empirical investigation. This pilot study used a single group pre-post within-subjects design to investigate the feasibility and acceptability of implementation of "Strong Start: Pre-K" and the impact of the curriculum on social and emotional knowledge and skills of 39 students in two preschool classrooms. Feasibility and acceptability were evaluated through descriptive data on social validity and treatment integrity. In addition, preliminary evidence of effects was established through analysis of observed child and teacher behavior. Results suggest that teachers and students find the "Strong Start: Pre-K" curriculum to be highly acceptable and that teachers are able to implement the curriculum with moderate to high levels of fidelity with limited training. Preliminary evidence of effects suggests that children who participated in the "Strong Start: Pre-K" curriculum demonstrated increases in social and emotional strengths and resiliencies as well as increases in social and emotional knowledge following exposure to the "Strong Start: Pre-K" curriculum. Direct observations of child behavior also demonstrated increases in pro-social behavior and decreases in disruptive behavior. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.] (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01