RAND Reviews Social and Emotional Learning Interventions

Social and Emotional Learning Interventions under the Every Student Succeeds Act: Evidence Review.

Criteria: This is a comprehensive research report by the Rand Corporation, a non-profit, non-partisan research organization that engages in public interest research. This report has been cited in 70 other works and the authors’ other research work is actively cited in the literature. The report was funded by the Wallace Foundation.

Key Takeaway: Explore the Rand Corporation’s comprehensive research report, an authoritative source for evidence-based SEL (social-emotional learning) interventions compatible with ESSA funding criteria. This engaging resource not only investigates the impact of interpersonal and intrapersonal competencies on student success but also lists sixty fruitful SEL interventions and their potential outcomes. With a detailed depiction of SEL interventions for all school levels and their associated results, this report offers invaluable insights for educators seeking to enhance student success through SEL strategies.

Summation and Insights: This report represents a rigorous, comprehensive review of the research literature to identify U.S. based SEL interventions that meet ESSA Tiers of Evidence criteria and therefore, can be supported with ESSA funds. The report includes a brief review on the growing body of research that addresses the role of interpersonal and intrapersonal competencies in student success in school and beyond. Sixty such programs/interventions are identified and the learner outcomes that are impacted. Chapter 5 provides a comprehensive, well-organized description of evidence-based SEL interventions at the elementary, middle, and secondary levels, the outcomes addressed by each program, and the strength of the positive results associated with each intervention. 

 This report provides a gateway into the Rand Corporation extensive research and evaluation of SEL interventions.  Both the full report and intervention summaries can be downloaded from the website.

Resource: https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR2133.html

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Source: Grant, S., Hamilton, L. S., Wrabel, S. L., Gomez, C. J., Whitaker, A., Leschitz, J. T., … & Ramos, A. (2017). Social and Emotional Learning Interventions under the Every Student Succeeds Act: Evidence Review. Research Report. RR-2133-WF. RAND Corporation. PO Box 2138, Santa Monica, CA 90407-2138.