Healthy Transitions From High School – - Review of the literature on universal

Social Research and Demonstration Corporation 1 Healthy Transitions From High School – Review of the literature on universal school-based SEL programs Objectives and method Research questions This review of the research and grey literature on social emotional learning (SEL) highlights current knowledge about key concepts, best practices and effectiveness, and gaps in the literature. [...] What is the evidence of effectiveness for these comparable SEL programs for adolescents? Scope of the review SEL is defined as “the process of acquiring core competencies to recognize and manage emotions, set and achieve positive goals, appreciate the perspectives of others, establish and maintain positive relationships, make responsible decisions, and handle interpersonal situations constructivel. [...] The RULER Approach to Social and Emotional Learning: RULER is a universal SEL program that targets five key emotional skills based on the achievement model of emotional intelligence: recognizing emotions in oneself and others, understanding the causes and consequences of emotions, labeling emotions with an accurate and diverse vocabulary, and expressing and regulating emotions in socially approp. [...] Harvard Graduate School of Education: This framework for Social and Emotional Learning is based on research by Jones and Bouffard (2012), and posits that major social and emotional skills and behaviors can be categorized into three main categories: emotional processes (e.g., emotional knowledge and expression, emotional and behavioral regulation, and empathy and perspective-taking), social/inter. [...] Indeed, both CASEL and the Harvard team (see Figures 3 and 4 below) acknowledge that SEL skills are related to community, family, peers, and Social Research and Demonstration Corporation 9 Healthy Transitions From High School – Review of the literature on universal school-based SEL programs other interactions and influences.