The academic and social-emotional flourishing framework

Abstract

Numerous motivation theories have been posited over the years that provide understanding about students' learning. More recently, educational researchers have drawn from social-emotional motivation literatures to further inform understanding of students' functioning. To date, however, work has yet to comprehensively consolidate understanding from these different approaches. The aim of this article is to integrate understanding that is evident across motivation and social-emotional conceptualizing to articulate a more unified model of students' academic and social-emotional functioning within academic contexts: the Academic and Social-Emotional Flourishing Framework (ASEFF). In this article, we introduce the framework, its conceptual underpinnings, and include a review of emerging research providing support for its tenets. Implications for research and practice are also discussed.

Educational relevance and implications statement

Our article brings together understanding from theories across academic and social-emotional domains to present the Academic and Social-Emotional Flourishing Framework (ASEFF). The framework provides understanding about the connections among academic and social-emotional factors, and how these are linked with students' outcomes at school and beyond.