The following represents some of the most important and influential resources relevant to social and emotional learning (SEL).

Recent Articles

Maloney, J. E., Whitehead, J., Long, D., Kaufmann, J., Oberle, E., Schonert-Reichl, K. A., … & Samji, H. (2024). Supporting adolescent well-being at school: Integrating transformative social and emotional learning and trauma-informed education. Social and Emotional Learning: Research, Practice, and Policy, 4, Article 100044.

Lovett J. M., Schonert-Reichl K. A., Zinsser K. M., & Lawlor M. S. (2024). Beyond fidelity: Unveiling the landscape of teacher adaptation in social and emotional learning programs. Frontiers in Education, 9, Article 1444588. https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2024.1444588

Thomson, K., Magee, C., Gagné Petteni, M., Oberle, E., Georgiades, K., Schonert-Reichl, K., Janus, M., Guhn, M., & Gadermann, A. (2024). Changes in peer belonging, school climate, and the emotional health of immigrant, refugee, and non-immigrant early adolescents. Journal of adolescence, 96(8), 1901–1916. https://doi.org/10.1002/jad.12390

Schonert-Reichl, K. A., Buote, D., Baelen, R., Lovett, J. M., Al-Khalaf, M., Thursby Bourke, K., Galloway, C., Parker, A., & Baghdady, A. (2023). Leveraging the evidence on the relationship between teacher and student well-being in learning and teaching: A scoping review and educator and student interviews. Qatar Foundation. https://www.wise-qatar.org/leveraging-the-evidence-on-the-relationship-between-teacher-and-student-well-being-in-learning-and-teaching/

Andreu, C. I., García‐Rubio, C., Melcón, M., Schonert‐Reichl, K. A., & Albert, J. (2023). The effectiveness of a school mindfulness‐based intervention on the neural correlates of inhibitory control in children at risk: A randomized control trial. Developmental Science, 26(6), Article e13403. https://doi.org/10.1111/desc.13403

Whitehead, J., Schonert-Reichl, K. A., Oberle, E., & Boyd, L. (2022). What do Teachers do to Show They Care? Learning From the Voices of Early Adolescents. Journal of Adolescent Research, 38(4), 726-760. https://doi.org/10.1177/07435584221076055

Books

Durlak, J. A., Domitrovich, C. E., & Mahoney, J. L. (Eds.). (2025). Handbook of Social and Emotional Learning (Second edition.). The Guilford Press.

Rimm-Kaufman, S., Strambler, M. J., & Schonert-Reichl, K. (Eds.). (2023). Social and emotional learning in action : creating systemic change in schools. The Guilford Press.

Durlak, J. A., Domitrovich, C. E., Weissberg, R. P., & Gullotta, T. P. (Eds.). (2015). Handbook of social and emotional learning: Research and practice. New York: Guilford.

Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning. (2013). 2013 CASEL Guide: Effective social and emotional learning programs – Preschool and elementary school edition. Chicago, IL: Author.

Zins, J. E., Weissberg, R. P., Wang, M. C., & Walberg, H. J. (Eds.). (2004). Building academic success on social and emotional learning: What does the research say? New York: Teachers College Press.

Weissberg, R. P., Walberg, H. J., O’Brien, M. U., & Kuster, C. B. (Eds.). (2003). Long-term trends in the well-being of children and youth. Washington, DC: Child Welfare League of America Press.

Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning. (2003). Safe and sound: An educational leader’s guide to evidence-based social and emotional learning programs. Chicago, IL: Author.

Elias, M. J., Zins, J.E., Weissberg, R. P., Frey, K. S., Greenberg, M. T., Haynes, N. M., Kessler, R., Schwab-Stone, M. E., & Shriver, T. P. (1997). Promoting social and emotional learning: Guidelines for educators. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.

Weissberg, R. P., Gullotta, T. P., Hampton, R. L., Ryan, R. A., & Adams, G. R. (Eds.). (1997). Healthy children 2010: Enhancing children’s wellness. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

The above includes a list of representative publications. Please see the CASEL website or http://www.selresources.com/sel-resources/ for more publications about SEL.