Marc Brackett

The investigators will examine the relationship between supportive classroom environments and positive youth development and analyze participants’ perceptions of classroom environment and how the differences relate to student academic and social development across early adolescence.

Following the model of the Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS), investigators are developing the Special Education Classroom Observation Tool (SPECOT) to assess the quality of classroom interactions in special education classrooms.

Can a school-based emotional literacy intervention produce setting-level changes in social processes between students and teachers? Will these changes enhance social, emotional, and academic competence?