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The importance of teacher social and emotional competence to the development of prosocial classrooms: the role of teacher preparation
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The alarming statistic that 40% to 50% of new teachers leave the profession within five years makes pre-service training of teachers even more crucial to get right. Failing to address the mental health needs and holistic wellbeing of teachers and not providing them with the tools necessary to break the cycle of likely burnout cascade is incredulously negligent, and threatens to make educating our children unsustainable in the future. In this project, through a content analysis approach, I will draw upon a wide range of scholarly research literature to form both the guiding principles and core components of a course to promote and develop social and emotional competencies (SEC) and Emotional Intelligence (EI) in pre-service teachers. The course content and training I propose, however, needs to be not only an ongoing dialogue involving the education community, particularly teachers, but also administrators, families, students, parents, and wellness professionals, and should continue beyond the ... |
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Author (aut): Cogan, Gordon
Thesis advisor (ths): Kitchenham, Andrew
Degree committee member (dgc): Fraser, Tina
Degree committee member (dgc): Maksymchak, Lynn
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https://doi.org/10.24124/2017/1382
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Degree granting institution (dgg): University of Northern British Columbia. College of Arts, Social, and Health Sciences
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teacher mental health
pre-service teacher training
Social and emotional competencies
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Number of pages in document: 140
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The importance of teacher social and emotional competence to the development of prosocial classrooms: the role of teacher preparation
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