Teachers' Perceptions of their Student's Needs in Kenya

• In Event: AERA Research in Progress Roundtable Session Two
  In Invited Roundtable: Research-in-Progress RT025 (Thursday)

Abstract

Technology is continuously integrated into work, education, and life. How do educators maintain what is intrinsically human? Teacher survey data were collected from a research-practice partnership designed and implemented through a professional social-emotional (SEL) development program. Teachers' perspectives were explored. Challenges for teachers were found to be major barriers to teaching SEL. The broad research questions in this study are: What are some of the Kenyan teachers' perceived hindrances to SEL skills that their Kenyan students are facing that are impacting their daily lives, their ability to learn SEL, a vital skill for the 21st century? What are some of the hindrances that Kenyan teachers are facing that are impacting their ability to help cultivate these skills in their classrooms?

Author

• Maya Anne Cowan, San Francisco State University