Readiness to Implement School-Based Social-Emotional Learning Interventions: Using Research on Factors Related to Implementation to Maximize Quality

Prevention Science

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 1037-1043

  Wanless, Shannon B ^a   Domitrovich, Celene E ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b Social and Emotional Learning   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; EMOTION; HUMAN; LEARNING; PROCEDURES; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; RESEARCH; SCHOOL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; EMOTIONS; HUMANS; LEARNING; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; RESEARCH; SCHOOLS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84945453417     PISSN: 13894986     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11121-015-0612-5     Document Type: Editorial

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