This book provides a comprehensive overview and in-depth analysis of
research on psychosocial skills, examining both theory and areas of
application. It discusses students' psychosocial skills both as
components of academic success and desired educational outcomes in
grades K through 12. The book describes an organizing framework for
psychosocial skills and examines a range of specific constructs that
includes achievement, motivation, self-efficacy, creativity, emotional
intelligence, resilience, and the need for cognition. In addition, it
reviews specific school-based interventions and examines issues that
concern the malleability of psychosocial skills. It addresses issues
relating to the integration of psychosocial skills into school
curriculum as well as large-scale assessment policies.
Topics featured in this book include:
- Development of psychosocial skills in grades K-12.
- Assessment of psychosocial skills.
- Conscientiousness in education and its relation to meaningful
educational outcomes.
- Creativity in schools, including theory, assessment, and
interventions.
- Academic emotions and their regulation through emotional intelligence.
- Resilience and school-based programs aimed at enhancing it.
Psychosocial Skills and School Systems in the 21st Century is a
must-have resource for researchers, graduate students, clinicians,
mental health professionals, and policymakers in child and school
psychology, educational policy and politics, public health, social work,
developmental psychology, and educational psychology.
