The RULER Approach
Problems addressed
Low social–emotional competences
Effectiveness

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Promising

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Life periods served
Children (4 to 13 years)
Teenagers (14 to 17 years)
Where the program was applied
Education establishment
Country of application
Spain
United States
Description

This is a standardized, school-based social and emotional education program to promote social and emotional skills in elementary school students, considering the following aspects:
1) Recognizing one’s own emotions and those of other people;
2) Understanding the causes and consequences of emotions;
3) Identifying emotions through different words;
4) Expressing emotions in a socially appropriate way; and
5) Regulating emotional expression effectively.

Impact evaluations

An impact evaluation showed that the program had statistically significant effects on the development of emotional support skills, positive classroom atmosphere, and emotion-focused interactions. There was no significant effect on negative classroom atmosphere and classroom support [1].

Bibliographic reference

[1] Rivers, S. E., Brackett, M. A., Reyes, M. R., Elbertson, N. A., & Salovey, P. (2013). Improving the social and emotional climate of classrooms: A clustered randomized controlled trial testing the RULER approach. Prevention science, 14, 77-87. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11121-012-0305-2

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