I. Foundations

1. Social and Emotional Learning: Past, Present, and Future, Roger P. Weissberg, Joseph A. Durlak, Celene E. Domitrovich, & Thomas P. Gullotta

2. Applying Theory to the Development of Approaches to SEL, Marc A. Brackett, Nicole A. Elbertson, & Susan E. Rivers

3. Integrating SEL with Related Prevention and Youth Development Approaches, Maurice J. Elias, Larry Leverett, Joan Cole Duffell, Neil Humphrey, Cesalie Stepney, & Joseph Ferrito

4. Culture and Social and Emotional Competencies, Michael L. Hecht & YoungJu Shin

5. The Neuroscience of SEL, Clancy Blair & C. Cybele Raver

6. The Potential Effects of SEL on Biomarkers and Health Outcomes: A Promissory Note, Mark T. Greenberg, Deirdre A. Katz, & Laura Cousino Klein

7. The Economic Case for SEL, Damon Jones, Mark T. Greenberg, & Max Crowley

8. Financing and Funding for SEL Initiatives, Olga Acosta Price

II. Evidence-Based Programming

9. SEL Programs for Preschool Children, Karen L. Bierman & Mojdeh Motamedi

10. SEL in Elementary School Settings: Identifying Mechanisms that Matter, Sara E. Rimm-Kaufman & Chris S. Hulleman

11. A Review of Classroom-Based SEL Programs at the Middle School Level, Robert J. Jagers, Alexis Harris, & Alexandra Skoog

12. SEL Programs in High School, Ariel A. Williamson, Kathryn L. Modecki, & Nancy G. Guerra

13. SEL in Higher Education, Colleen S. Conley

14. SEL for Students with High-Incidence Disabilities, Andrew L. Wiley & Gary N. Siperstein

15. SEL and Student–Teacher Relationships, Amanda P. Williford & Catherine Sanger Wolcott

16. The Role of School–Family Partnership Programs for Promoting Student SEL, S. Andrew Garbacz, Michelle S. Swanger-Gagné, & Susan M. Sheridan

17. After-School Programming and SEL, Thomas P. Gullotta

18. SEL Programs for Juvenile Justice Settings and Populations, Patrick H. Tolan, Emily Nichols, & Nicole DuVal

III. Assessment

19. Assessment of SEL in Educational Contexts, Susanne A. Denham

20. Systems for Assessing and Improving Students' Social Skills to Achieve Academic Competence, Stephen N. Elliott, Jennifer R. Frey, & Michael Davies

21. Challenges and Opportunities in the Direct Assessment of Children's Social and Emotional Comprehension, Clark McKown

22. Using Formative Assessment with SEL Skills, Robert J. Marzano

23. Assessment of Climate and Conditions for Learning, Mark Garibaldi, Sally Ruddy, Kimberly Kendziora, & David Osher

24. Assessing Organizational Readiness, Shannon B. Wanless, Christine J. Groark, & Bridget E. Hatfield

25. Indicators of Effective SEL Practice, Sam Redding & Herbert J. Walberg

IV. Toward Widespread Practice and Policy

26. What Everyone Should Know About Implementation, Joseph A. Durlak

27. SEL and Preservice Teacher Education, Kimberly A. Schonert-Reichl, Jennifer L. Hanson-Peterson, & Shelley Hymel

28. Inservice Preparation for Educators, Patricia A. Jennings & Jennifer L. Frank

29. Developing Socially, Emotionally, and Cognitively Competent School Leaders and Learning Communities, Janet Patti, Peter Senge, Claudia Madrazo, and Robin S. Stern

30. SEL and Schoolwide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports, George G. Bear, Sara A. Whitcomb, Maurice J. Elias, & Jessica C. Blank

31. Taking SEL to Scale in Schools: The Role of Community Coalitions, Abigail A. Fagan, J. David Hawkins, & Valerie B. Shapiro

32. Systemic Support for SEL in School Districts, Amy Kathryn Mart, Roger P. Weissberg, & Kimberly Kendziora

33. Accountability and SEL Programs: The Getting To Outcomes® Approach, Annie Wright, Andrea Lamont, Abraham Wandersman, David Osher, & Eric S. Gordon

34. Current and Potential Uses of Technology to Enhance SEL: What's Now and What's Next?, Robin S. Stern, Tucker B. Harding, Allison A. Holzer, & Nicole A. Elbertson

35. The Case for Preschool through High School State Learning Standards for SEL, Linda A. Dusenbury, Jessy Zadrazil Newman, Roger P. Weissberg, Paul Goren, Celene E. Domitrovich, & Amy Kathryn Mart

36. Federal Policy Initiatives and Children's SEL, Martha Zaslow, Bonnie Mackintosh, Sarah Mancoll, & Sarah Mandell

37. International Perspectives on SEL, Catalina Torrente, Anjali Alimchandani, & J. Lawrence Aber

Afterword: Making SEL Work for All Children, James Comer

Afterword: The Future of Social and Emotional Learning, Daniel Goleman