Akın, Onur (2024) Impact Evaluation of the “Geleceğe Adımlar” Social-Emotional Learning (GASEL) Intervention: A Pilot Study. Research Master thesis, Research Master.
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Abstract
The transition to middle school is a pivotal and challenging phase for early adolescents, highlighting the need to strengthen their social and emotional skills. Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) programs are designed to support positive development during this critical period. This study assesses the effectiveness of one such program, the “Geleceğe Adımlar” Social-Emotional Learning (GASEL) intervention, implemented in middle schools across Istanbul, Turkey. Conducted as a randomized controlled trial involving 540 students from economically disadvantaged areas, GASEL focused on enhancing competencies such as empathy, emotion regulation, and stress coping. Results show significant initial improvements in social-emotional skills, empathy, emotion regulation, problem-solving, and social support seeking immediately after the intervention. However, these gains were only sustained for social and emotional learning skills at the 10-week follow-up, indicating the necessity for continuous SEL education. This research provides early evidence of GASEL’s efficacy in fostering essential social and emotional competencies among middle school students in a non-Western educational setting.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Research Master) |
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| Supervisor name: | Veenstra, D.R. and Tolmatcheff, C. |
| Degree programme: | Research Master |
| Differentiation route: | Sustainability in a Changing Society [Research Master] |
| Date Deposited: | 08 Jul 2024 13:15 |
| Last Modified: | 08 Jul 2024 13:15 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/3696 |
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