WEISSBERG, Roger P.; O'BRIEN, Mary Utne <br/><br/>
What works in school-based social and emotional learning programs for positive youth development 

 - Thousand Oaks  :  SAGE,  January 2004 
<br/><br/> Two challenges for researches of school-based action are to identify effective approaches to prevent problem behaviors and promote positive youth development and to support the widespread implementation and sustainability of evidence-based preschool through high school practice. In this article, the authors describe integrated social, emotional, and academic education as a useful framework for conceptualizing school-based positive youth develoment programing. We then review findings from selected exemplary studies and research syntheses to support this perspective. We conclude with guidelines for implementing integrated social, emotional, and academic learning programs