Does a Preschool Social and Emotional Learning Intervention Pay Off for Classroom Instruction and Children's Behavior and Academic Skills? Evidence From the Foundations of Learning Project

Early Education and Development

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1020-1042

  Morris, Pamela ^a,b   Millenky, Megan ^b   Raver, C Cybele ^a   Jones, Stephanie M ^c  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MDRC ^*  (United States)

^c HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION   (United States)

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EID: 84885154676     PISSN: 10409289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10409289.2013.825187     Document Type: Article

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