Impacts of the CARE for Teachers program on teachers’ social and emotional competence and classroom interactions.
University of Virginia · Fordham University · +2 more institutions
Abstract
Understanding teachers’ stress is of critical importance to address the challenges in today’s educational climate. Growing numbers of teachers are reporting high levels of occupational stress, and high levels of teacher turnover are having a negative impact on education quality. Cultivating Awareness and Resilience in Education (CARE for Teachers) is a mindfulness-based professional development program designed to promote teachers’ social and emotional competence and improve the quality of classroom interactions. The efficacy of the program was assessed using a cluster randomized trial design involving 36 urban elementary schools and 224 teachers. The CARE for Teachers program involved 30 hr of in-person…
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11Topics & keywords
- Psychology
- Competence (human resources)
- Social emotional learning
- Social competence
- Emotional development
- Developmental psychology
- Mathematics education
- Pedagogy
- Climate action