The impact of trial stage, developer involvement and international transferability on universal social and emotional learning programme outcomes: a meta-analysis

Cambridge Journal of Education

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 347-376

  Wigelsworth, M ^a   Lendrum, A ^a   Oldfield, J ^b   Scott, A ^a   ten Bokkel, I ^c   Tate, K ^a   Emery, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

developer; efficacy; Meta analysis; socio emotional; transferability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84978766053     PISSN: 0305764X     EISSN: 14693577     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0305764X.2016.1195791     Document Type: Article

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