Play, reflect, cultivate social and emotional learning: a pathway to pre-service teacher SEL through playful pedagogies

Frontiers in Education, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 9

Опубликована: Янв. 8, 2025

Playful pedagogies, rooted in experiential learning, integrate play, humor, spontaneity, and levity to create engaging educational experiences. pedagogies have been shown support adults' emotional resilience sense of belonging while reducing stress anxiety. Despite these benefits, their use education preparation programs (EPPs) remains underexplored. Given the increasing focus on teacher social learning (SEL), playful hold significant potential for equipping future educators with skills needed foster both own students' SEL growth. This paper advocates a shift from predominantly lecture-based instruction model that incorporates joy, learning. We propose integrating reflective cycle enhance competencies among pre-service teachers. Specifically, we introduce conceptual combines four-level pyramid an iterative reflection process. By pedagogy into EPPs, aim resilience, creativity, collaboration teachers, empowering them inclusive environments nurture holistic development.

Язык: Английский

Well-Being as the Main Predictor of Altruism over Empathy among School Teachers in Klang Valley, Malaysia

International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 14(8)

Опубликована: Авг. 18, 2024

In an era where the emotional and psychological well-being of educators is increasingly spotlighted, understanding determinants altruistic behaviors among school teachers becomes paramount. This study investigates interplay between empathy, well-being, self-efficacy, their collective impact on fostering altruism within educational settings. Conducted with 322 from Klang Valley, Malaysia, this research employs utilizing quantitative surveys to gauge extent these traits correlation behavior. Using Interpersonal Reactivity Index for Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale Teachers' Sense Efficacy alongside Pearson multiple regression analyses, findings indicate that self-efficacy significantly predict in teachers. Although empathy alone did not directly correlate altruism, its role nurturing positive teacher-student relationships a supportive classroom climate acknowledged. underscores importance teacher promoting suggesting enhancing aspects could lead more empathetic environments. The implications guide training, professional development, policy towards altruistic, compassionate landscapes.

Язык: Английский

Unveiling the nexus between duty-free shopping quality and tourism well-being: an examination of the mediating role of fun experience

Tourism Recreation Research, Год журнала: 2024, Номер unknown, С. 1 - 13

Опубликована: Окт. 22, 2024

Shopping in duty-free stores plays an increasingly important role tourism, but few studies have focused on the impact of tourists' shopping experience and enjoyment their satisfaction. This study aims to examine how quality affects well-being tourists, with a specific focus fun (including hedonic engagement, sense liberation, fun) as mediator. research fills gap existing literature by carefully analysing experiences enhance well-being. A cross-cultural sample was surveyed using quantitative methods ensure results were universally applicable. Based 514 valid questionnaires, uses Structural Equation Modelling analyse data draw several conclusions. First, finds that positively impacts experience. Second, it confirms is significant source for tourists. Third, shows mediate between Finally, engagement liberation are foundational fun. These findings offer crucial insights retail managers marketers developing strategies improve consumer satisfaction

Язык: Английский