Developing Social–Emotional Learning in Physical Education Through Appropriate Instructional Practices

Abstract

Social-emotional learning (SEL) has become an important topic in education. SEL is also important in physical education (PE). The nature of PE has students learning in the affective, cognitive, and psychomotor domains, thus providing many opportunities for SEL. And who facilitates SEL? The PE teacher has the opportunity to provide games, activities, and experiences to assist and strengthen their students’ SEL by implementing appropriate instructional practices (AIP) in PE. This article will highlight a number of AIP that PE teachers can implement to develop their students’ SEL.

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David Barney

David Barney ([email protected]) is an associate professor in the Department of Teacher Education at Brigham Young University in Provo, UT.

Keven A. Prusak

Keven A. Prusak is an associate professor in the Department of Teacher Education at Brigham Young University in Provo, UT.

Liana Davis

Liana Davis is an associate professor in the Department of Kinesiology at Texas A&M University Corpus Christi in Corpus Christi, TX.