Date of Award
9-12-2024
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Educational Leadership, Ed.D.
First Advisor
Bronwyn MacFarlane
Second Advisor
Carroll Brownwyn
Committee Members
Cathy Meredith
Call Number
LD 251 .A566d 2024 M39
Abstract
The purpose of this phenomenological qualitative study was to explore how educators describe the impact of SEL instruction provided by the guidance counselor. Additionally, this study also sought to explore how educators perceive the supporting role they play in the delivery of SEL instruction alongside the guidance counselor. The overarching two research questions were: How do educators describe the impact of SEL instruction when students receive social-emotional learning instruction from the guidance counselor on a regular basis? How do educators describe the supportive role they play in the delivery of SEL instruction provided by the guidance counselor? The theoretical frameworks that supported this study were Bronfenbrenner’s Ecological Systems Theory and Goleman’s Emotional Intelligence Theory. Data collection for this study consisted of semi-structured interviews that were conducted with nine educators at a private school in West Tennessee. Each participant participated in a series of three interviews following Seidman’s three interview protocol. The findings from this study identified eight themes: (a) social awareness, (b), relationship skills, (c), self-awareness, (d), value, (e), relationship with the guidance counselor, (f), support, (g), relationships, (h), benefits of guidance counselor teaching SEL. This study obtained data of the lived experiences of the nine educators that participated. Based on the results of the study, recommendations for future use included: increasing the number of participants in the study to obtain additional data viewpoints, broadening the scope of the study by interviewing educators at private schools with varying demographics and environments, and conducting studies including the guidance counselor.
Rights Management
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Recommended Citation
McBride, Cristen Skylar, "A Phenomenological Exploration of Educators’ Perspectives on Social-Emotional Learning Instruction and Their Supporting Role for the Guidance Counselor" (2024). Student Theses and Dissertations. 19.
https://arch.astate.edu/all-etd/19
