Without Assumptions: Development of a Socio-Emotional Learning Framework That Reflects Community Values in Cameroon.

ABSTRACT: Socioemotional learning (SEL) skills are the competencies that children need to be successful and accepted members of society. In this study, we built a SEL framework and a SEL measurement tool from the ground up that assess children's development of skills with communities of the Baka ethnic group in Cameroon. We conducted a participatory and interactive study to develop a SEL framework and measurement tool that is specific to the context of indigenous Baka communities in Cameroon. Using a quick ethnography methodology and an emic approach, a researcher team comprised mainly of Baka community members engaged parents, teachers, and others in iterative cycles of data collection, analysis, and reflection to develop the framework and assessments. The resulting Baka SEL framework includes skil

SUBMITTER: Anziom B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8137823 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature