Fostering and measuring skills: Improving cognitive and non-cognitive skills to promote lifetime success
This paper reviews the recent literature on measuring and boosting cognitive and
noncognitive skills. The literature establishes that achievement tests do not adequately …
noncognitive skills. The literature establishes that achievement tests do not adequately …
Fostering and measuring skills: Interventions that improve character and cognition
JJ Heckman, T Kautz - 2013 - nber.org
This paper reviews the recent literature on measuring and boosting cognitive and
noncognitive skills. The literature establishes that achievement tests do not adequately …
noncognitive skills. The literature establishes that achievement tests do not adequately …
Promoting positive youth development through school‐based social and emotional learning interventions: A meta‐analysis of follow‐up effects
This meta‐analysis reviewed 82 school‐based, universal social and emotional learning
(SEL) interventions involving 97,406 kindergarten to high school students (Mage= 11.09 …
(SEL) interventions involving 97,406 kindergarten to high school students (Mage= 11.09 …
Non-communicable diseases among adolescents: current status, determinants, interventions and policies
N Akseer, S Mehta, J Wigle, R Chera, ZJ Brickman… - BMC public health, 2020 - Springer
Background Addressing non-communicable disease (NCDs) is a global priority in the
Sustainable Development Goals, especially for adolescents. However, existing literature on …
Sustainable Development Goals, especially for adolescents. However, existing literature on …
The formation of prosociality: causal evidence on the role of social environment
This study presents evidence on the role of social environment for the formation of
prosociality. We show that socioeconomic status (SES) as well as intensity of mother-child …
prosociality. We show that socioeconomic status (SES) as well as intensity of mother-child …
Resilience processes in development: Four waves of research on positive adaptation in the context of adversity
How do children and adolescents “make it” when their development is threatened by
poverty, neglect, maltreatment, war, violence, or exposure to oppression, racism, and …
poverty, neglect, maltreatment, war, violence, or exposure to oppression, racism, and …
The impact of enhancing students' social and emotional learning: A meta‐analysis of school‐based universal interventions
This article presents findings from a meta‐analysis of 213 school‐based, universal social
and emotional learning (SEL) programs involving 270,034 kindergarten through high school …
and emotional learning (SEL) programs involving 270,034 kindergarten through high school …
Worldwide application of prevention science in adolescent health
The burden of morbidity and mortality from non-communicable disease has risen worldwide
and is accelerating in low-income and middle-income countries, whereas the burden from …
and is accelerating in low-income and middle-income countries, whereas the burden from …
Positive psychology at school: A school-based intervention to promote adolescents' mental health and well-being
A Shoshani, S Steinmetz - Journal of Happiness Studies, 2014 - Springer
The present study evaluated a positive psychology school-based intervention aimed at
enhancing mental health and empowering the entire educational staff and students at a …
enhancing mental health and empowering the entire educational staff and students at a …
Ordinary magic: Resilience processes in development.
AS Masten - American psychologist, 2001 - psycnet.apa.org
The study of resilience in development has overturned many negative assumptions and
deficit-focused models about children growing up under the threat of disadvantage and …
deficit-focused models about children growing up under the threat of disadvantage and …