Current International Practices and Challenges in Social and Emotional Learning Intervention Programs

Session Type: Symposium

Abstract

The symposium is based on last year’s successful event and aims to offer perspectives on social and emotional learning (SEL) initiatives across the world. This year the symposium will focus on the implementation of intervention programs with preschool through high school-aged students and the universal challenges faced by practitioners, researchers, and policymakers. The first paper will discuss recent research on intervention best practices and key implementation factors, serving as a foundation for the session. The next four papers will focus on the implementation of SEL intervention in four different countries: Mexico, Brazil, the United Arab Emirates, and Singapore. Finally, the discussant will offer her perspective on the programs presented and we will engage the audience in questions and a discussion.

Sub Unit

• SIG-Social and Emotional Learning

Chairs

• Cristina Anguiano-Carrasco, ACT, Inc.

• Dana Murano, ACT, Inc.

Papers

• Key Components of Successful Social and Emotional Learning Intervention Programs - Dana Murano, ACT, Inc.

• Challenges and Opportunities of a Social and Emotional Skills High School Program: The Case of Mexico - Ingrid Garcia, Ceneval; Sofia Frech, Fundacion Reintegra

• Connecting With Students: Social and Emotional Learning in Brazilian Schools - Caio Lo Bianco, Laboratorio Inteligencia de Vida

• Moral Education: Development and Implementation of a National Program in the United Arab Emirates - Ahmed Fikri, Crown Prince Court

• Building School Connectedness Through Systemic Social and Emotional Learning Efforts: The Singapore Story - Soo Lin Ong, Ministry of Education, Singapore

Discussant

• Anastasiya A. Lipnevich, Queens College and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York