Does Universal SEL Promote Academic Success? Examining Learner Outcomes Under Routine Conditions in First-Grade Classrooms

• Main Authors: Susan Crandall Hart (Author), James C. DiPerna (Author), Pui-Wa Lei (Author), Hui Zhao (Author), Tianying Sun (Author), Xinyue Li (Author), Kyle Husmann (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2024-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Although proponents suggest that universal social-emotional learning (SEL) programs promote academic achievement, few studies have directly tested these outcomes under routine conditions in schools. Forty first-grade classrooms participated in an effectiveness trial in which schools (N = 13) were ra...