Values Education and Socio-Emotional Skills in Brazilian Secondary School Students: A Descriptive Analysis

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https://doi.org/10.47606/ACVEN/PH0504

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values education, socio-emotional skills, secondary school students, secondary education, descriptive analysis

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The present study aimed to describe the values education practices reported by teachers and the manifestations of socio-emotional skills among third-year high school students at the Adventist School of Maceió, Brazil. The research was framed within the positivist paradigm, using a quantitative approach, a descriptive scope, and a non-experimental cross-sectional design. The census sample consisted of 20 teachers and 74 students. Data were collected through two Likert-type questionnaires validated by expert judgment, with reliability coefficients of 0.90 for the values education instrument and 0.92 for the socio-emotional skills instrument, as measured by Cronbach’s alpha. The results showed that teaching strategies related to values education were predominantly applied in the “Sometimes” category, with an average of 46%. Likewise, the dimensions associated with moral development reached 47% in the same category. Regarding socio-emotional skills, 47% of the responses were concentrated in the “Sometimes” category, while effective communication showed the greatest weakness, with 43% in the “Never” category. The findings highlight the need to strengthen both values education and socio-emotional skills within the institutional context studied.

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2026-07-04

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Albarrán-Molina , J. D. . (2026). Values Education and Socio-Emotional Skills in Brazilian Secondary School Students: A Descriptive Analysis. Prohominum, 8(2), 483–491. https://doi.org/10.47606/ACVEN/PH0504

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