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Social and Emotional Learning (SEL)
22/12/2008
Tool Information
Tool Description
SEL is a school-based program, focused on social and emotional learning. Program involves processes to develope fundamental emotional and social competencies to recognize and manage emotions, to develope care and concern for others, to establish positive relationships, to make responsible decisions, and to handle challenging situations constructively. These skills, for example, allow children to calm themselves when angry, initiate friendships and resolve relationship conflicts respectfully, and make ethical and safe choices.Tool Characteristics
Application in the Field: Applied internationally
Tool mainly used in: United States
Stage of Development: Well established
Evaluation and Research: Studies/Technical Data available
Beneficiary Involvement in Design: No information found
Evaluation Description
A number of evaluations is available on CASEL (Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotionl Learning) web-site. Meta-analysis of 207 studies (288,000 students) showed children´s significant improvement in social and emtional skills; in attitudes about themselves, others, and school; in social and classroom behavior; in conduct problems such as classroom misbehavior and aggression; in emotional distress such as stress and depression; in achievement test scores and school grades. Research findings and reports: http://www.casel.org/sel/meta.php http://www.casel.org/downloads/metaanalysissum.pdf Durlak, J. A., & Weissberg, R. P. (2007). The impact of after-school programs that seek to promote personal and social skills. CASEL, University of Illinois at Chicago. Retrieve from http://www.casel.org/downloads/ASP-Full.pdf. Greenberg, M. T., Weissberg, R. P., O’Brien, M. U., Zins, J. E., Fredericks, L., Resnik, H., & Elias, M. J. (2003). Enhancing school-based prevention and youth development through coordinated social, emotional, and academic learning. American Psychologist, 58, 466-474. Zins, J. E., Weissberg, R. P., Wang, M. C., & Walberg. H. J. (Eds.). (2004). Building academic success on social and emotional learning: What does the research say? New York: Teachers College Press.
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