One of the aims of Educational Guidance is social development and learning in Sec-ondary Education students who are in multicultural contexts. An increase in socioemotional competencies is promoted through Guidance program interventions. The Guidance Program for Socioemotional Competencies (in Spanish, POCOSE) not only improves students' learn-ing process and academic performance, it also favors their integration socially and at school, thus exercising a preventive function against future school failure and other risk factors, such as absenteeism, school dropout, or violence (bullying). The broad cultural diversity which characterizes our Educational System requires identification of socioemotional competencies that are positively related to optimal learning and better socio-educational adjustment of secondary students who are in multicultural con-texts, as well as identifying existing cultural differences in the process of teaching and learning these competencies. There is also a need for scientifically-validated programs for guidance and training in socio-emotional competencies, since these are an appropriate way to improve learning and socio-educational adjustment of Secondary Education students. © 2007 Universidad de Almeria.
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