Social and emotional learning in classrooms: A survey of teachers' knowledge, perceptions, and practices

Journal of Applied School Psychology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 187-203

  Buchanan, Rohanna ^a   Gueldner, Barbara A ^b   Tran, Oanh K ^c   Merrell, Kenneth W ^d  

^a Center for Research to Practice   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

Classrooms; Social and emotional learning; Teachers

Indexed keywords

EID: 70849088372     PISSN: 15377903     EISSN: 15377911     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15377900802487078     Document Type: Article

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