A national evaluation of the impact of the secondary social and emotional aspects of learning (SEAL) programme

Educational Psychology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 213-238

  Wigelsworth, Michael ^a   Humphrey, Neil ^a   Lendrum, Ann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

school; secondary; social and emotional learning; universal intervention

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859166451     PISSN: 01443410     EISSN: 14695820     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01443410.2011.640308     Document Type: Article

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