Gordon, B. B., Jacobs, J. M., & Wright, P. M. (2016). Social and emotional learning through a teaching personal and social responsibility based after-school program for disengaged middle-school boys. Journal Of Teaching In Physical Education, 35(4), 358-369. doi:10.1123/jtpe.2016-0106
The purpose of this study was to run a long-term after school leadership and activity program for disengaged boys using the TPSR model and SEL framework to identify learnings that occurred and the impact of participation for participants. The key findings were that 1) the pedagogical approach and strategies of TPSR when implemented with a high level of fidelity align strongly with the SEL framework; 2) the structure and design of the TPSR based program was an important ingredient in the school’s overall approach to supporting SEL among students; and 3) a number of SEL outcomes were identified as a result of participation in this program. I chose to use this resource because I intend to use the TPSR model to guide my unit planning and practice because of the strong connections to SEL. I believe that this framework has been formative of my teaching philosophy and led me to this inquiry question.
Significant quote: “If we are putting resources into helping kids develop social responsibility and being personally responsible for what they do, are we building a system around them that helps them to do that?”