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Using Social-Emotional and Character Development to Improve Academic Outcomes: A Matched-Pair, Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial in Low-Income, Urban Schools

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Bavarian, Niloofar, Lewis, Kendra M., DuBois, David L., Acock, Alan C., Vuchinich, Samuel, Silverthorn, Naida, Snyder, Frank J., Day, Joseph, Ji, Peter, and Flay, Brian R.

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BACKGROUND: School-based social-emotional and character development (SECD) programs can influence not only SECD, but also academic-related outcomes. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of one SECD program, Positive Action (PA), on educational outcomes among low-income, urban youth. METHODS: The longitudinal study used a matched-pair, cluster-randomized controlled...

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