Improving the Social and Emotional Climate of Classrooms: A Clustered Randomized Controlled Trial Testing the RULER Approach
Rivers SE, Brackett MA, Reyes MR, Elbertson NA, Salovey P. Improving the Social and Emotional Climate of Classrooms: A Clustered Randomized Controlled Trial Testing the RULER Approach. Prevention Science 2012, 14: 77-87. PMID: 23188089, DOI: 10.1007/s11121-012-0305-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsComparison schoolsRuler approachEnglish language arts classroomEmotional climateLanguage arts classroomClassroom social interactionsEmotional learning programPositive youth developmentELA curriculumArts classroomLearning programEmotional literacyClassroomStudentsSchoolsTeachersYouth developmentMulti-level modeling analysesMore autonomyCondition assignmentSocial interactionModeling analysisCurriculumLiteracyLessons