By: Catherine Blanchard
Behavioral problems happen in adolescence, but helping adolescents build social and emotional skills has been found to improve their ability to cope with their situations. In a recent study, researchers found that employing music and visual arts aided in student’s acquisition of those skills like “identifying and controlling emotions, creating and completing goals...” (Mogro-Wilson et al., 2020) etc. This quasi-experimentally designed study observed students in two urban high schools where one school was given the resources to teach the curriculum. Their research found that the program did aid students in building social and emotional skills. So, the next time you think about helping others build social and emotional skills, consider employing music and visual arts to aid in your presentation.
Mogro-Wilson, C., & Tredinnick, L. (2020). Influencing Social and Emotional Awareness and Empathy with a Visual Arts and Music Intervention for Adolescents. Children & Schools, 42(2), 111–119. https://doi-org.ezproxy.franu.edu/10.1093/cs/cdaa008
The subject was very interesting and I love how you worded the summary; good job!
ReplyDeleteHey Catherine! I really enjoyed this blog because as a hopeful potential teacher one day, I can really apply your research. As we both know, adolescents go to their teachers to help them through real issues they are facing at times (I know I did). I will have to look into applying some relaxing music or pictures whenever I know some of my students are struggling with something.
ReplyDeleteWhileI was in middle school, I used music class as my outlet for music. I now find that it is a comfort for me. No matter the mood, music can always add to the experience, making it a better time.
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