ERIC Number: EJ1175455
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018-Mar
Pages: 8
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-1045-3830
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At What Cost? Examining the Cost Effectiveness of a Universal Social-Emotional Learning Program
Hunter, Leah J.; DiPerna, James C.; Hart, Susan Crandall; Crowley, Max
School Psychology Quarterly, v33 n1 p147-154 Mar 2018
Although implementation of universal social-emotional learning programs is becoming more common in schools, few studies have examined the cost-effectiveness of such programs. As such, the purpose of this article is two fold. First, we provide an overview of cost-effectiveness methods for school-based programs, and second, we share results of a cost-effectiveness analysis (CEA) of a universal social-emotional learning (SEL) program, the Social Skills Improvement System-Classwide Intervention Program (SSIS-CIP; Elliott & Gresham, 2007). Specifically, we compared the cost-effectiveness of SSIS-CIP implementation across first- and second-grade classrooms, and results indicated that second grade is the more cost-effective option for implementing the SSIS-CIP. Several considerations are discussed regarding cost-effectiveness analysis of universal SEL programs as well as the importance of using CEA results to inform programming decisions. Impact and Implications: In an era of limited resources, schools must be concerned not only with a program's effectiveness but also the costs necessary to obtain those effects. Results from a cost-effectiveness analysis of one universal social-emotional learning (SEL) program, the Social Skills Improvement System-Classwide Intervention Program, show that implementation in second grade was more cost-effective than implementation in first grade. School psychologists, administrators, and policymakers can benefit from using results of cost-effectiveness analyses to optimize available resources for SEL programs in schools.
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Social Development, Emotional Development, School Activities, Grade 1, Grade 2, Interpersonal Competence, Intervention, Elementary School Students
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Grade 1
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Center for Education Research (ED)
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Identifiers - Location: Pennsylvania
IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: R305A090438; R305B090007