Eccomi Pronto: Implementation of a Socio-Emotional Development Curriculum in a South Korean Elementary School

‘Eccomi Pronto’ (EP), an elementary school socio-emotional learning curriculum that was originally developed and evaluated in Italy was translated in Korean and implemented and evaluated in 4 th grade classrooms of a primary school in South Kore a. Qualitative data from teachers indicated that EP im proved the self-reflection and self- direction of students, resulted in pedagogically us eful insights into the psychological functioning of students, and enhanced the quality o f teacher-student interaction. However, statistically significant changes in stude nts’ engaged, academic behavior (as measured by an 8-item survey) were not noted. Teach ers reported that the core of the EP curriculum was appropriate for the South Korean edu cational context. Teachers also recommended modifications in the follow-up learning activities to make these activities more consistent with South Korean education practic es.