The Effectiveness and Micro-costing Analysis of a Universal, School-Based, Social–Emotional Learning Programme in the UK: A Cluster-Randomised Controlled Trial

School Mental Health

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 238-256

  Berry, Vashti ^a   Axford, Nick ^b   Blower, Sarah ^c   Taylor, Rod S ^d   Edwards, Rhiannon Tudor ^e   Tobin, Kate ^b   Jones, Carys ^e   Bywater, Tracey ^c  

^a PLYMOUTH UNIVERSITY PENINSULA SCHOOLS OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United Kingdom)

^b Dartington Service Design Lab   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EXETER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^e BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Children; PATHS; Programme; Randomised controlled trial; Social and emotional learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 85006230738     PISSN: 18662625     EISSN: 18662633     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12310-015-9160-1     Document Type: Article

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