Open AccessRULER: A Social Emotional Learning Program’s Impact on School Climate
Author(s) -
Caroline South,
Nancy K. DeJarnette
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
education, society and human studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2690-3687
pISSN - 2690-3679
DOI - 10.22158/eshs.v3n1p52
Subject(s) - ruler , attendance , psychology , mathematics education , medical education , political science , medicine , physics , quantum mechanics , law
An urban public school system in the northeastern United States implemented the RULER Program, an evidence-based social emotional learning program, into schools in 2014. This case study investigates the impact of the RULER Program on school climate at one pre-K-8 school within that larger urban system. The study sought to determine if there are statistically significant changes in student suspensions, attendance, and academic achievement at that school since the initial implementation of the RULER Program by performing 2-proportion z tests. This study also sought to determine faculty and staff perceptions of school climate at the subject school by performing a descriptive analysis of survey data and coding interview and observation data for themes. The quantitative and qualitative data merge to provide a comprehensive explanation of the impact of a school wide social emotional learning program on school climate.