Conceptualizing and measuring social and emotional learning: A systematic review and meta-analysis of moral reasoning and academic ability, religiosity, political orientation, personality

Corcoran, Roisin P.; O�Flaherty, Joanne; Xie, Chen; Cheung, Alan C.K.

Abstract

Responsible decision-making is a sub-domain of social emotional competence and develops through the educational process of social and emotional learning (SEL). The current review examines the relationship between decision-making, specifically, moral reasoning (MR) and academic ability (N = 6,992, 18), MR and religiosity (N = 3,441, 15), MR and political orientation (N = 12,814, 14) and MR and personality (N = 1,659, 8). Forty-three studies qualified for inclusion and analysis. The results indicated a positive effect between MR and academic ability (ES = + 0.24). Interestingly, small negative effects were found between MR and political orientation (ES = - 0.07). Results also indicated small non-significant effects between MR and religiosity (ES = +0.00, p = .94), and MR and personality (ES = + 0.01, p = .92). Possible interpretations of these findings are discussed with reference to the literature.

Citation

Corcoran, R. P., O’Flaherty, J., Xie, C., & Cheung, A. C. (2020). Conceptualizing and measuring social and emotional learning: A systematic review and meta-analysis of moral reasoning and academic ability, religiosity, political orientation, personality. Educational Research Review, 30, Article 100285. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.edurev.2019.100285

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Jul 9, 2019
• Online Publication Date: Jul 11, 2019
• Publication Date: 2020-06
• Deposit Date: Oct 9, 2019
• Publicly Available Date: Jan 12, 2021
• Journal: Educational Research Review
• Print ISSN: 1747-938X
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 30
• Article Number: 100285
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.edurev.2019.100285
• Keywords: Education
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/2789247
• Publisher URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1747938X18303129