Emotional and Social Competence in School Beginners: An Intervention Programme for Teachers and Therapists

Authors

  • Elmarí Deacon Optentia, School for Psychosocial Health, North West University, South Africa.
  • Esmé Van Rensburg Compress, School for Psychosocial Health, North West University, South Africa

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.20448/804.3.2.85.92

Keywords:

Emotional competence; Social competence, School beginners, Programme.

Abstract

This programme was developed to enhance emotional and social competence in a group of South-African school beginners (aged 5 – 6 years). The programme addressed themes such as emotions, friendship, emotional communication, internal and external emotions, self-regulation, problem solving, self-concept, self-confidence, moral development and the successful student. After the intervention, there were practically significant differences in internalization of problems and social competence in general within the experimental group, as well as improvement in practical reasoning.

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How to Cite

Deacon, E. ., & Rensburg, E. V. . (2018). Emotional and Social Competence in School Beginners: An Intervention Programme for Teachers and Therapists. American Journal of Education and Learning, 3(2), 85–92. https://doi.org/10.20448/804.3.2.85.92

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 2 (2018)

Section

Articles