Making the most out of school-based prevention: Lessons from the social and emotional aspects of learning (SEAL) programme

Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 248-260

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

evaluation; prevention; schools; SEAL; social and emotional learning

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; EMOTION; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESEARCH; SCHOOL; SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL ASPECTS OF LEARNING PROGRAM; SOCIAL ASPECT; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84883359199     PISSN: 13632752     EISSN: 17412692     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13632752.2013.819251     Document Type: Article

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