Analyzing Quality of Educational Practices and Students' Social-Emotional Learning in Public Elementary Schools

This study explores the effect of Quality Education Practices (QEP) on the emotional Learning (SEL) of students in public elementary schools in the province of Punjab, Pakistan. The objectives were to i) find out the QEP in public elementary schools, ii) explore the students' SEL level, and iii) examine the relationship of QEP with students' SEL. Major research questions were: i) what are the practices for quality education in public elementary schools? What is the level of SEL of students in public elementary schools? Is there any relationship between QEP and students' SEL? The study was descriptive, and the design was correlational. A total of 200 headteachers, 1688 teachers and 4011 students of the 8th class were selected through a multistage random sampling technique. Six self-developed five-point rating scales were used. To get the opinion from respondents. A major conclusion was that most public elementary schools in Punjab have high levels of overall QEP and SEL. A strong positive relationship was found between overall QEP and overall SEL of students, and QEP strongly predicts the SEL of students. It was recommended that the Directorate of Staff Development of Punjab introduce training programs for teachers to comprehend and improve the SEL of students.