Experiences of first and second-generation Filipino immigrant children in social and emotional learning in British Columbia early childhood education school settings
department or school: Education, Faculty of
data provider: DSpace
degree campus: UBCV
creator: Dalmacio, Abby
issued: 2025-10-20T13:35:55Z
issued: 2025
related degree: Master of Arts - MA
degree grantor: University of British Columbia
description: In this study, the experiences of first and second-generation immigrant Filipino children, their caregivers (i.e. parents/guardians), and early childhood educators with social and emotional learning competencies were examined. Previous research on the efficacy of social and emotional learning programs have been conducted within North America, but there is a current gap in the research that focuses on first and second-generation immigrant children. A review of literature revealed the lack of inter-cultural adaptability in social and emotional learning programs and the need for more research to be conducted with first and second-generation immigrant children, to increase knowledge on how to cultivate more inclusive and equitable programming. In this study a qualitative, case study approach was used. Participant observations within the early learning centre and follow-up semi-structured interviews with the educators and caregivers were used. A focus was on the educator and caregiver experiences with social and emotional learning concepts within the classroom and previous experiences in Canada and in the Philippines. Through the study, themes that focus on the importance of acknowledging socio-cultural backgrounds, finding community in the educational space, and adaptable programming that can include social and emotional learning concepts were identified. Findings suggest that improving cultural adaptability in early childhood education programming may require more open communication between the various individuals within the early childhood centre. Further research is necessary to better understand how research-based social and emotional learning programs that are conducted in the early years can have increased flexibility for inter-cultural adaptability for Filipino young children and other first and second-generation immigrant young children.
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note: EXPERIENCES OF FIRST AND SECOND-GENERATION FILIPINO IMMIGRANT CHILDREN IN SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING IN BRITISH COLUMBIA EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION SCHOOL SETTINGS by ABBY DALMACIO B.A., The University of British Columbia, 2019 A THESIS SUBMITTED IN FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF ARTS in The Faculty of Graduate and Postgraduate Studies (Early Childhood Education) THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA (Vancouver) October 2025 ã Abby Dalmacio, 2025 ii The following individuals certify that they have read, and recommend to the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies for acceptance, the thesis entitled: Experiences of first and second-generation Filipino immigrant children in social and emotional learning in British Columbia Early Childhood Education School Settings submitted by Abby Dalmacio in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Early Childhood Education Examining Committee: Laurie Ford, Associate Professor, Educational and Counselling Psychology, and Special Education, UBC Supervisor Thomas Schanding, Associate Professor, Department Head, Educational and Counselling Psychology, and Special Education, UBC Supervisory Committee Member Suna Eryigit-Madzwamuse, Associate Professor, Educational and Counselling Psychology, and Special Education, UBC Additional Examiner iii Abstract In this study, the experiences of first and second-generation immigrant Filipino children, their caregivers (i.e. parents/guardians), and early childhood educators with social and emotional learning competencies were examined. Previous research on the efficacy of social and emotional learning programs have been conducted within North America, but there is a current gap in the research that focuses on first and second-generation immigrant children. A review of literature revealed the lack of inter-cultural adaptability in social and emotional learning programs and the need for more research to be conducted with first and seco…
has type: Thesis/Dissertation
date issued: 2025-11
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0450486
language: eng
degree discipline: Early Childhood Education
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: University of British Columbia
rights: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
rights URI: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
scholar level: Graduate
contributor: Ford, Laurie
type: Text
identifier URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2429/92658