LEARN-GROUP-LIMITS (LGL): A FRAMEWORK FOR CREATING A SOCIO-EMOTIONALLY SAFE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT

Autori

  • Antti Harjunmaa University of Tampere, Finland
  • Kaarina Määttä University of Lapland, Finland
  • Satu Uusiautti University of Lapland, Finland

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46827/ejse.v10i2.5225

Parole chiave:

 socio-emotionally safe learning environment, teacher’s work, action research, school development

Abstract

A substantial part of the teacher’s work is focused on creating a safe learning environment. In this research, the purpose was to create a set of tools and a framework for developing a socio-emotionally safe learning environment in the classroom. In this article, we introduce how the model was created, tested, and developed through an action research approach. In three consecutive development cycles, a total of 29 elementary school teachers, 7 special education teachers, 32 subject teachers, and five principals participated. The cycles were implemented in elementary schools, middle schools, and comprehensive schools in two different cities from 2014 to 2021. The data was collected through observations of classroom situations, diaries, as well as survey and interview methods. As the result, the Learn-Group-Limits (LGL) framework with practical methods for creating a socio-emotionally safe learning environment is presented and discussed.

 

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Biografie autore

  • Antti Harjunmaa, University of Tampere, Finland

    Antti Harjunmaa (PhD), Lecturer of Special Education at the University of Tampere. His research interests focus on the school’s socio-emotional development, challenging behavior and teacher training.

  • Kaarina Määttä, University of Lapland, Finland

    Kaarina Määttä (PhD), Professor of educational psychology (emerita) at the University of Lapland, Finland. Her research interests include study processes and caring teacherhood, early education, love and human relationships as well as positive psychology and human resources.

    ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5658-7021

  • Satu Uusiautti, University of Lapland, Finland

    Satu Uusiautti (PhD), Professor of Education (educational psychology) at the University of Lapland, Finland. Her research interests focus on positive development and human strengths, flourishing and success, and positive educational psychology.

    ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2409-6460

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2024-02-22

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V. 10 N. 2 (2024)

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