Teachers’ social–emotional competencies are essential to educational quality. This study aimed to describe the theoretical background and relevance of teachers’ social–emotional competencies. We conducted a systematic review with a critical, theoretical review approach. The results showed that the concept has an increasingly complex history and followed a structured course from 1920 to present. Five main models have been identified: emotional regulation, prosocial classroom, Collaborative Association of Social Emotional Learning, Bar-On emotional intelligence, and emotional intelligence. There are measurement instruments consistent with four of the identified models; however, the model that does not have its own instrument uses different available scales. Specific recommendations are proposed to develop social and emotional competencies in educational public policies, which include school leadership, assessment, and teacher professional training. In conclusion, it is relevant to have clear guidelines that conceive and conceptualize social–emotional competence univocally. These guidelines would allow the design of instruments with a comprehensive and sufficient theoretical base that reflect the multidimensionality of the concept, provide a precise measure to assess the effectiveness of intervention programs, and enlist teachers who seek the development of the different skills that involve social–emotional competencies.

Self-regulation is relevant to understanding the teaching–learning process; however, few studies have focused on teachers’ self-regulatory processes. The aim of this study was to characterize and analyze the relationship between teachers’ and students’ self-regulation. The design was cross-sectional and correlational. The sample consisted of 1481 participants (students n = 1123 and teachers n = 358) from 25 secondary schools in 17 cities of the Biobío region of Chile. In students, self-regulatory strategies were found to be deployed only half of the time; women were more self-regulated, and there was no difference in the levels of self-regulation according to grade. Teachers, it was found, almost always self-regulate their teaching, and the variables that influence their self-regulation are motivation, gender, and age, explaining between 25% and 28% of the variance. Positive and small correlations were evidenced between teacher role disposition with learning performance (rho = 0.10, p < 0.05) and teacher role self-evaluation with both learning performance and self-evaluation of learning in their students (rho = 0.12, p < 0.05). This study provides relevant evidence and proposes changes that could have a positive impact on teacher training and improve current teaching–learning practices in Chile, which would contribute to the quality of education.

Dropping out of university studies is one of the current problems of Higher Education; the increased rates during the first year of the study programme is considerable around the world. Dropping out has negative social implications that are reflected at the personal, family, institutional, and educational levels. The aim of this study was to evaluate a predictive model considering the mediation of university social satisfaction and perceived academic performance within the relations between perceived social support, social self-efficacy and academic purposes with career satisfaction and dropout intention in Chilean university students. A non-experimental explanatory design of latent and observed variables was used. Structural equation analyses with Mplus software were performed. The sample consisted of 956 first year university students. The study complied with the ethical requirements for research with human subjects. As a result, a predictive model with adequate adjustment indexes was obtained. When evaluating the explanatory capacity through the coefficient of determination (R²), it was observed that it explains 38.9 and 27.4% of the variance of the dropout intention and career satisfaction, respectively. This percentage of explanation indicates a large effect size in Social Sciences; therefore, they are considered adequate predictive models. The mediation of university social satisfaction on the relationships between social support, social self-efficacy, and academic purposes with academic adjustment and dropout intention was, respectively, confirmed. The perception of academic performance has less influence on dropout intention and on career satisfaction among first-year students. The model obtained allows explaining the dropout intention and career satisfaction in first year students. In addition, it is composed of variables that can potentially be modified in the interaction of students and professors.

Este estudio evaluó la capacidad predictiva del apoyo social, apoyo a la autonomía y compromiso académico sobre la intención de abandono de estudiantes universitarios. Se utilizó un diseño explicativo transversal con variables latentes. Participaron 3121 estudiantes (mujeres = 50.1%; hombres = 49.9%; edad promedio = 19.2 años) de seis universidades chilenas. Se realizaron análisis factoriales confirmatorios y modelos de ecuaciones estructurales para la estimación del modelo explicativo. Los resultados indican que la percepción de apoyo social y apoyo a la autonomía predicen la intención de abandono del estudiante cuando es mediada por el compromiso académico. El apoyo social, autonomía y compromiso explican el 24% de la intención de abandono. Se concluye que las relaciones entre las variables percepción de apoyo social, percepción de apoyo a la autonomía y compromiso académico, constituyen un modelo explicativo de la intención de abandono en estudiantes universitarios chilenos de primer año.

Introduction/Objective: The resilience and emotional intelligence of teachers are crucial in order to face the daily educational challenges. To determine the association between teacher’s emotional intelligence and resilience during Emergency Remote Learning. Method: A quantitative approach and a cross-sectional predictive non-experimental design were used. Participants were 1329 teachers from Chilean schools. The WLEIS Emotional Intelligence Scale and the RS-14 resilience scale were used. Spearman correlation analyses and Yuen’s test were used for the comparative analysis by sex, and in the case of comparison by specialty the one-way ANOVA test was used; multiple regressions were performed. Results: High levels of resilience and between medium to high emotional intelligence; significant, positive and high relationship between emotional intelligence and resilience. Both in the emotional regulation variable and in the emotional intelligence variable significant differences were found regarding sex and specialty. The results of the predictive model with all emotional intelligence variables as predictors explained 43.5% of the observed variability of resilience. Conclusion: During the pandemic, teachers’ emotional intelligence and resilience are essential for facing the educational adversities and challenges that arise as a consequence of a context susceptible to constant and deregulatory change.

Las competencias socioemocionales docentes impactan positivamente la relación docente-estudiante, así como en la gestión y clima de aula; a su vez, influyen en los resultados académicos y competencias socioemocionales de los estudiantes. Este estudio tuvo por objetivo caracterizar elementos teóricos y metodológicos de investigaciones empíricas sobre competencias socioemocionales de docentes de primaria y secundaria. El método fue una revisión sistemática de la literatura de las bases de datos Web of Science, Scopus y ERIC de los últimos 10 años. La muestra fue de 15 investigaciones que cumplieron los criterios de inclusión. Los resultados mostraron que las investigaciones principalmente se han desarrollado en Europa, con muestras de hasta 200 participantes, con enfoque cuantitativo, así como la utilización de 21 instrumentos distintos para medir competencias socioemocionales en los docentes. Además, se identificaron 3 teorías, 5 modelos teóricos y 4 conceptualizaciones diferentes para referirse a competencias socioemocionales. En conclusión, existen diferentes posturas teóricas, conceptualizaciones y formas de medición de las competencias socioemocionales de los docentes. Se requiere avanzar en la realización de investigaciones empíricas basadas en el consenso de un modelo teórico que represente los aspectos comunes de las teorías.