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Cipriano, Christina; Strambler, Michael J.; Naples, Lauren H.; Ha, Cheyeon; Kirk, Megan; Wood, Miranda; Sehgal, Kaveri; Zieher, Almut K.; Eveleigh, Abigail; McCarthy, Michael; Funaro, Melissa; Ponnock, Annett; Chow, Jason C.; Durlak, Joseph – Child Development, 2023
This article provides a systematic review and meta-analysis of the current evidence for universal school-based (USB) social and emotional learning (SEL) interventions for students in kindergarten through 12th grade available from 2008 through 2020. The sample includes 424 studies from 53 countries, reflecting 252 discrete USB SEL interventions,…
Descriptors: Social Emotional Learning, Elementary Secondary Education, Intervention, Program Effectiveness
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Karna, Antti; Voeten, Marinus; Little, Todd D.; Poskiparta, Elisa; Kaljonen, Anne; Salmivalli, Christina – Child Development, 2011
This study demonstrates the effectiveness of the KiVa antibullying program using a large sample of 8,237 youth from Grades 4-6 (10-12 years). Altogether, 78 schools were randomly assigned to intervention (39 schools, 4,207 students) and control conditions (39 schools, 4,030 students). Multilevel regression analyses revealed that after 9 months of…
Descriptors: Intervention, Bullying, Victims of Crime, Program Evaluation
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Brotman, Laurie Miller; Calzada, Esther; Huang, Keng-Yen; Kingston, Sharon; Dawson-McClure, Spring; Kamboukos, Dimitra; Rosenfelt, Amanda; Schwab, Amihai; Petkova, Eva – Child Development, 2011
This study examines the efficacy of "ParentCorps" among 4-year-old children (N = 171) enrolled in prekindergarten in schools in a large urban school district. "ParentCorps" includes a series of 13 group sessions for parents and children held at the school during early evening hours and facilitated by teachers and mental health…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Behavior Problems, Mental Health Workers, Parenting Styles
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Johnson, James E.; Ershler, Joan – Child Development, 1981
This 16-month longitudinal study examined effects of time, classroom program, and child gender on play behaviors of preschoolers attending a formal education program or a discovery program. Analysis revealed that dramatic interactive play and transformational behavior increased, while constructive play decreased. Boys in discovery classroom…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Class Activities, Dramatic Play, Longitudinal Studies