APPENDIX F CONSENT FORM
APPENDIX G Standardized Open-Ended Interview Questions
Initial interview questions
1. Thank you for joining me for this interview. If you wouldn’t mind stating your name and the grade level you teach I would greatly appreciate it.
2. These next questions ask for you to talk about your personal experience with SEL. I appreciate your willingness to open up about your personal experience with social- emotional learning. Within your lifetime, do you believe you have learned to recognize and manage your emotions?
a. If yes, Please tell me about your learning process.
b. If no, Please tell me more about what hindered this process.
3. Within your lifetime, do you believe you have learned to set and achieve positive goals? a. If yes, tell me about your learning process.
b. If no, tell me more about what hindered this process.
4. Within your lifetime, do you believe you have learned to demonstrate care and concern for other?
a. If yes, tell me about your learning process.
b. If no, tell me more about what hindered this process.
5. Within your lifetime, do you believe you have learned to establish and maintain positive relationships?
a. If yes, tell me about your learning process.
b. If no, tell me more about what hindered this process.
6. Within your lifetime, do you believe you have learned make responsible decisions? a. If yes, tell me about your learning process.
b. If no, tell me more about what hindered this process.
7. Within your lifetime, do you believe you have learned to set handle interpersonal conflicts in a positive manner?
a. If yes, please tell me about your learning process.
b. If no, please tell me more about what hindered this process.
8. Now, let’s talk a bit about the value of SEL in the classroom. Within your classroom, do you believe that SEL has helped your students recognize and manage their emotions?
a. If yes, please expound on this by providing a few examples. b. If no, please tell me more about what hindered this process.
9. Within your classroom, do you believe that SEL has helped your students set and achieve positive goals?
a. If yes, please expound on this by providing a few examples. b. If no, please tell me more about what hindered this process
10. Within your classroom, do you believe that SEL has helped your students demonstrate care and concern for others?
a. If yes, please expound on this by providing a few examples. b. If no, please tell me more about what hindered this process.
11. Within your classroom, do you believe that SEL has helped your students establish and maintain positive relationships?
a. If yes, please expound on this by providing a few examples. b. If no, please tell me more about what hindered this process.
12. Within your classroom, do you believe that SEL has helped your students make responsible decisions?
a. If yes, please expound on this by providing a few examples. b. If no, please tell me more about what hindered this process.
13. Within your classroom, do you believe that SEL has helped your students to positively handle interpersonal situations?
a. If yes, please expound on this by providing a few examples. b. If no, please tell me more about what hindered this process.
14. In closing, what else would you like me to know about your personal or professional experiences with SEL?
Post Observation Interview
1. Thank you for joining me again. If you would please re-introduce yourself and state what grade level you teach I would greatly appreciate it.
2. Thank you for the introduction. These next questions ask about your professional experience with SEL particularly around challenges you may have faced. Within your classroom, have you experienced any challenges to teaching students to recognize and manage their emotions?
a. If yes, can you please expound on this by providing a few examples? What strategies have you implemented to overcome these challenges? Where they effective? Why or why not?
b. If no can you please tell me why you believe you have not encountered challenges in this area?
3. Within your classroom, have you experienced any challenges to teaching students to set and achieve positive goals?
a. If yes, can you please expound on this by providing a few examples? What strategies have you implemented to overcome these challenges? Where they effective? Why or why not?
b. If no, can you please tell me why you believe you have not encountered challenges in this area?
4. Within your classroom, have you experienced any challenges to teaching students to demonstrate caring and concern for others?
a. If yes, can you please expound on this by providing a few examples? What strategies have you implemented to overcome these challenges? Where they effective? Why or why not?
b. If no, can you please tell me why you believe you have not encountered challenges in this area?
5. Within your classroom, have you experienced any challenges to teaching students to establish positive relationships?
a. If yes, can you please expound on this by providing a few examples? What strategies have you implemented to overcome these challenges? Were they effective? Why or why not?
b. If no, can you please tell me why you believe you have not encountered challenges in this area?
6. Within your classroom, have you experienced any challenges to teaching students to make responsible decisions?
a. If yes, can you please expound on this by providing a few examples? What strategies have you implemented to overcome these challenges? Where they effective? Why or why not?
b. If no, can you please tell me why you believe you have not encountered challenges in this area?
7. Within your classroom, have you experienced any challenges to teaching students positively handle interpersonal situations?
a. If yes, can you please expound on this by providing a few examples? What strategies have you implemented to overcome these challenges? Where they effective? Why or why not?
b. If no, can you please tell me why you believe you have not encountered challenges in this area?
8. In closing, what else that you’d like me to know about your professional experiences with implementing SEL in the classroom?
Focus Group Questions
1. Thank you all for joining me here today. As a teacher I know how precious and valuable your time is. If you wouldn’t mind, please state your name, what you teach, and how many years you have been teaching.
2. These next few questions are going you focus on your professional expertise in regards to SEL. What advice would you give to a future teacher of SEL who may not have strong personal SEL skills?
3. Do you believe SEL instruction in the classroom is beneficial for students? a. Why or why not?
4. What challenges are new teachers of SEL likely to face when implementing this curriculum in the classroom?
5. What advice would you give new teachers of SEL about how to overcome these challenges?
6. In closing, is there anything else that you’d like me to know about your personal or professional experiences with SEL?