Defense Date
3-24-2025
Graduation Date
Spring 5-8-2025
Availability
Immediate Access
Submission Type
dissertation
Degree Name
EdD
Department
Professional Doctorate in Educational Leadership (ProDEL)
School
School of Education
Committee Chair
Tara Abbott
Committee Member
Amy Olson
Committee Member
Julia Williams
Keywords
Kindergarten, Vygotsky, Bandura, Bronfenbrenner, Social and Emotional Learning, Child Development
Abstract
The purpose of this Improvement Science Project was to take appraisal of a rural school district’s current approach for developing the whole child in kindergarten. Three prominent context-based child development theories serve as the framework for this study in determining if there is evidence in practice for support of whole child development, or if those practices or components of the current practices do not demonstrate clear evidence for whole child development, according to the theoretical framework. Conducted through the lens of these whole child development theories, this study centered on the Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) provision to kindergarten students in a rural school.
Language
English
Recommended Citation
Spiegel, S. (2025). A STUDY OF SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING PROVISION TO KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS IN A RURAL SCHOOL THROUGH THE LENS OF WHOLE CHILD DEVELOPMENT (Doctoral dissertation, Duquesne University). Retrieved from https://dsc.duq.edu/etd/2321