Effects of a Four Weeks Social Emotional and Ethical Learning Training in Brazilian Public School Teachers

Effects of a Four Weeks Social Emotional and Ethical Learning Training in Brazilian Public School Teachers: a Randomized Controlled Trial

Social Emotional Learning (SEL) has gained importance in recent years and has been taught in several schools to support students in how to recognize and manage emotions, develop empathy, build cooperative relationships, solve problems effectively, and gain skills of communication. The objective of this study is to evaluate the effects of a training of 4-week Social Emotional and Ethical Learning on stress, well-being, socioemotional learning literacy, positive and negative affect, attention, and competent. This study will also assess the perception of teachers about training and its impact on their teaching skills and in personal life. Methods: Elementary and Secondary School Teachers public in Brazil (N = 1,500) will be invited to participate in the SEE training Learning. After signing the Free and Informed Consent Term, the they will be randomized into two groups A and B. Both groups will be before the experiment (T0), after one month (T1) and after two months (T2). ONE SEE Learning Training (SEELT) and B will be a checklist control group. Standby (WLC) for one month. After that, B will receive SEELT and A will not receive intervention, but will be guided to maintain the practices learned. RESULTS EXPECTED: The groups after receiving the SEELT should present better results relating to their socio-emotional skills, stress management, increase in well-being and knowledge about these skills, are still so, better prepared to teach their students.

Study Overview

• Status: Recruiting
• Conditions: Social Emotional Learning
• Intervention / Treatment: Behavioral: SEE Learning Online Training; Behavioral: Waiting list

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Anticipated): 1500
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

• Study Contact: Name: Eliza Kozasa, PhD; Phone Number: +5511-2151-3354; Email: elisa.harumi@einstein.br

Study Locations

• Brazil
  • Sao Paulo, Brazil, 05652901
    • Recruiting
    • Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein
    • Contact: Elisa H Kozasa, PhD; Phone Number: 551121513747; Email: elisa.harumi@einstein.br
  • São Paulo, Brazil, 05652901
    • Recruiting
    • Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein
    • Contact: Elisa Harumi Kozasa, PhD; Phone Number: 551121513747; Email: elisa.harumi@einstein.br

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 99 years (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Teachers from the public schools in Brazil

Exclusion Criteria:

-

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Prevention
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Crossover Assignment
• Masking: Single

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Experimental: A (first group to receive the intervention); The class will be instructed in the social emotional and ethical learning (SEELearning) for 4 weeks.	Behavioral: SEE Learning Online Training; This intervention includes classes about socioemotional learning theory and practice, topics related to ethics and well-being practices
Experimental: Experimental: B (second group to receive the intervention); This arm will not receive intervention in the first month and will receive SEE Learning after this period.	Behavioral: SEE Learning Online Training; This intervention includes classes about socioemotional learning theory and practice, topics related to ethics and well-being practices; Behavioral: Waiting list; This group will wait for one month to receive SEE Learning Online Training

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Change in stress	The authors will evaluate stress using the 10-item perceived stress scale. Higher values means worse stress. 2. change in attention The authors will apply the Perceived Stress Scale	1 month
Change in well-being perception	The authors will evaluate well-being using the World Health Organization 5-item well-being index. Higher scores means better well-being.	1 month
Understanding of the application of socio-emotional and ethical learning	Questionnaire on Knowledge about Socioemotional Learning and Ethics. This is a 0 to 10 score questionnaire. Higher scores means better understanding in the topic.	1 month

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Effectiveness of content learning and training appreciation	Qualitative interviews in focus groups will be carried out among the participants	1 month
change in positive and negative affect (PANAS)	The authors will apply Positive and Negative Affect Scale (PANAS). Higher scores in negative affect means worse affective state and higher scores in positive affect means better affective state.	1 month
Perception of Stress, Well-Being, Attention, Frustration, Motivation in the last week	the author will aply "Questionary of Perception of Stress, Well-Being, Attention, Frustration, Motivation in the Last Week". Each item will be answered in a 0 to 10 item scale. The minimum value is 0 and the maximum is 10. Higher scores in stress and frustration are worse scores. Higher scores in well-being, attention and motivation are better scores in the questionnaire.	1 month

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein
• Collaborators: Emory University; GaiaMais; Instituto Sidarta; Universidade Federal do ABC

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): March 1, 2022
• Primary Completion (Anticipated): December 1, 2022
• Study Completion (Anticipated): July 1, 2023

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: February 1, 2022
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: February 1, 2022
• First Posted (Actual): February 10, 2022

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): October 14, 2022
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: October 13, 2022
• Last Verified: October 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: stress; well-being; teachers; social emotional learning
• Other Study ID Numbers: HIAE_SEELT_BR

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No