SEL Analysis Project

  • R Research Project/Report/Study

? Activity Status: Unknown

Key Information

The Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) Analysis Project looks inside leading SEL programs to identify key features and attributes of SEL programming and make general comparisons across varying approaches. The project involves conducting a rigorous content analysis of SEL programs to identify and summarize the skills targeted, instructional methods used, and programmatic features included within each program. The goal of this work is (1) to provide schools and out-of-school-time organizations with the resources to make informed choices about which programs are most adaptable, doable, and feasible within their particular settings, and (2) to identify common strategies of effective SEL practice across programs. In 2017, the EASEL Lab published results from the first phase of this work in Navigating Social and Emotional Learning from the Inside Out, a guide designed to help schools and out-of-school time organizations better understand the content and focus of SEL programs for grades K-5. The guide provides comprehensive program profiles and cross-program analyses for 25 SEL programs focused on grades K-5. Following the success of the first guide, our team is now working to update and expand the Navigating SEL guide to include additional programs with a focus PreK and middle/high school), with expected release dates in 2020 and 2021 respectively.


Location(s)

Global

Government Affiliation

Unknown

Years

2017 -

Partner(s)

Not applicable or unknown

Ministry Affiliation

N/A

Funder(s)

The Wallace Foundation

COVID-19 Response

Unknown

Geographic Scope

Global / regional

Meets gender-transformative education criteria from the TES  

Unknown

Areas of Work Back to Top

Education areas

Other skills

  • Social and emotional learning

Cross-cutting areas

  • Emergencies and protracted crises
  • Food/water security
  • WASH (water, sanitation and hygiene)

Program participants

Target Audience(s)

Boys in school, Girls in school, Youth

Age

4 - 18

School Enrolment Status

All in school

School Level

  • Pre-school
  • Lower primary
  • Upper primary
  • Lower secondary
  • Upper secondary

Other populations reached

Not applicable or unknown

Participants include

Not applicable or unknown

Program Approaches Back to Top

Life skills education

  • Social and emotional learning (SEL) skills building

Program Goals Back to Top

Education goals

  • Improved social and emotional learning/skills and mindsets

Cross-cutting goals

  • Improved mental health

Additional Information Back to Top

Primary Contact

Ecological Approaches to Social Emotional Learning (EASEL) Laboratory