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There have been various terms and definitions of social and emotional education (SEE), such as social and emotional learning (SEL), social and emotional literacy, social and emotional well-being and mental health amongst others. This chapter presents social and emotional education as a multidisciplinary, integrative construct drawing from six major perspectives in children’s health and well-being, namely social and emotional learning, positive education, mindfulness, resilience, inclusive education and caring communities. It then reviews the literature on the effective processes underlying SEE in schools and presents a whole-school, multilevel and evidence-based framework for the promotion of social and emotional education in primary school.
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Cefai, C., Cavioni, V. (2014). Social and Emotional Education: A Framework for Primary Schools. In: Social and Emotional Education in Primary School. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-8752-4_2
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