Distinction between universal and targeted school-based programs¶

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Description¶

The report draws a scope distinction among school-based programs that determines who receives the intervention. It defines "universal programs—programs that are designed to address the needs of all children in a school" in contrast to "targeted school-based programs—programs that are designed to address the needs of a subset of the children in a school." The SACD evaluation restricted itself to universal programs delivered schoolwide to whole elementary populations.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• A program must be classifiable by whether its intended audience is all children in a school or a subset

Constraints¶

• The SACD Research Program evaluated universal programs, not targeted ones

Target Learners¶

• all children in an elementary school (universal programs)

Target Learning Objectives¶

• social and character development
• behavior outcomes

Claims¶

Related Theories¶

• SACD six-goal framework for social and character development programming

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• Social and Character Development Research Consortium (2010). Efficacy of Schoolwide Programs to Promote Social and Character Development and Reduce Problem Behavior in Elementary School Children (NCER 2011-2001). Washington, DC: National Center for Education Research, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/efficacy-of-schoolwide-programs-to-promote-social-and-character-development-and-reduce-problem-behavior-in-elementary-school-children