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A Systematic Review of Student Disability and Race Representation in Universal School-Based Social and Emotional Learning Interventions for Elementary School Students
Cipriano C, Naples L, Eveleigh A, Cook A, Funaro M, Cassidy C, McCarthy M, Rappolt-Schlichtmann G. A Systematic Review of Student Disability and Race Representation in Universal School-Based Social and Emotional Learning Interventions for Elementary School Students. Review Of Educational Research 2022, 93: 73-102. DOI: 10.3102/00346543221094079.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEmotional learning interventionSEL interventionsLearning interventionUniversal SchoolElementary school-aged studentsElementary school studentsSchool-aged studentsRacial identityStudent disabilitySEL researchEducation researchAge studentsSchool studentsStudentsResearch best practicesMeaningful assessmentSchoolsYouth representationBest practicesDisabilityPracticeMeta-Analyses standardsLimitations of findingsResearchAuthorsThe state of evidence for social and emotional learning: A contemporary meta‐analysis of universal school‐based SEL interventions
Cipriano C, Strambler M, Naples L, Ha C, Kirk M, Wood M, Sehgal K, Zieher A, Eveleigh A, McCarthy M, Funaro M, Ponnock A, Chow J, Durlak J. The state of evidence for social and emotional learning: A contemporary meta‐analysis of universal school‐based SEL interventions. Child Development 2023, 94: 1181-1204. PMID: 37448158, DOI: 10.1111/cdev.13968.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSEL interventionsSchool-based SEL interventionsEmotional learning interventionSEL researchSchool climateStudent experienceSEL contentAcademic achievementLearning interventionEmotional learningImplementation qualitySchool functioningStudentsPeer relationshipsIntervention featuresState of evidenceKindergartenLearningSkillsAchievementAttitudesExperienceGradePracticeIntervention
2023
Towards an inclusive social and emotional learning
Cipriano C, McCarthy M. Towards an inclusive social and emotional learning. Social And Emotional Learning Research Practice And Policy 2023, 2: 100008. DOI: 10.1016/j.sel.2023.100008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSEL interventionsSchool-based SEL interventionsExperiences of studentsEmotional learning interventionSEL programmingMinoritized studentsSEL programsLearning interventionEmotional learningStudentsCritical inquiryProgram designProgram effectivenessSELKey findingsImproved researchLearningInquiryResearchRecent systematic reviewNext discussYouthSettingExperienceProgram
2019
Exploring Changes in Student Engagement through the RULER Approach: An Examination of Students at Risk of Academic Failure
Cipriano C, Barnes T, Rivers S, Brackett M. Exploring Changes in Student Engagement through the RULER Approach: An Examination of Students at Risk of Academic Failure. Journal Of Education For Students Placed At Risk (JESPAR) 2019, 24: 1-19. DOI: 10.1080/10824669.2018.1524767.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchStudent engagementSchool failureAcademic failureStudent achievement outcomesExamination of studentsMultigroup path modelSEL programsSEL interventionsRisk studentsAchievement outcomesRuler approachEmotional learningFifth gradersStudentsEngagementPath modelLearningLongitudinal dataGradersDevelopmental trajectoriesMalleable constructFollowing yearParticipationProgramConstructs