Student wellbeing programs improve academic outcomes

Authors

Katherine Dix, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)Follow
Syeda Kashfee Ahmed, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)Follow
Toby Carslake, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)Follow
Shani Sniedze, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)Follow
Elizabeth O'Grady, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)Follow
Jenny Trevitt, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)Follow

Publication Date

10-9-2020

Subjects

Academic achievement, Outcomes of education, Literacy, Numeracy, Well being, Systematic reviews

Abstract

A systematic review and meta-analysis of 78 high-quality evaluations of school-based wellbeing programs reveals both academic and non-academic benefits, with students in the interventions up to four months ahead in their learning, compared to their control group peers.

Recommended Citation

Dix, Katherine; Ahmed, Kashfee; Carslake, Toby; Sniedze-Gregory, Shani; O'Grady, Elizabeth; Trevitt, Jenny. (October 2020) 'Student wellbeing programs improve academic outcomes', Discover, ACER. https://www.acer.org/au/discover/article/student-wellbeing-programs-improve-academic-outcomes

Copyright Statement

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Place of Publication

Melbourne

Publisher

Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)