Promoting primary pupils' social-emotional learning and pro-social behaviour: Longitudinal evaluation of the Together 4 All Programme in Northern Ireland

Effective Education

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 61-81

  Ross, Steven M ^a   Sheard, Mary K ^b   Cheung, Alan ^a   Elliott, Louise ^b   Slavin, Robert ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

mixed methods; randomised control trial; social emotional learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863928601     PISSN: 19415532     EISSN: 19415540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19415532.2012.665773     Document Type: Article

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