Promoting Caring Bonds and Resilience at University
Promoting Caring Bonds and Resilience at University: Co-design and Assessment of a Social and Emotional Learning Program
Description

This project will expand the design practices, enhance the methodological quality, and collect fundamental information through the co-design and pilot assessment of a Social and Emotional Learning program for university students. In the first year, a qualitative study will explore students' perceptions of social and emotional competencies that can be part of the curriculum, identify gaps in their skills, and assess strategies for promoting emotional awareness and regulation, prosociality, peer collaboration and acceptance, and trust-building. Findings will inform the program design. In the second year, pilot sessions will be implemented, with a students’ advisory group providing iterative feedback to refine the program, including engagement, impact on their relationships and academic environment, suggestions for improvement, and challenges to the sustainability of the skills learned and implement prosocial behaviors. A pre-post quantitative assessment will monitor the program's impact on prosociality, self-awareness and management, health, and well-being.

Internal Partners
Research Centre Research Group Role in Project Begin Date End Date
CIS-Iscte Community, Education and Development Leader 2025-06-16 2026-06-15
External Partners
Institution Country Role in Project Begin Date End Date
University of Colorado Denver (UC Denver) United States of America Partner 2025-11-03 2027-10-29
Skills Research and Development (ACT) United States of America Partner 2025-11-03 2027-10-29
Pennsylvania State University (PSU) United States of America Consultant 2025-11-03 2027-10-29
Project Team
Name Affiliation Role in Project Begin Date End Date
Anabela Caetano Santos Professora Auxiliar Convidada (DPSO); Integrated Researcher (CIS-Iscte); Principal Investigator (PI) 2025-11-03 2027-10-04
Patrícia Arriaga Professora Associada (com Agregação) (DPSO); Integrated Researcher (CIS-Iscte); Researcher 2025-11-03 2027-10-29
Project Fundings
Reference/Code Funding DOI Funding Type Funding Program Funding Amount (Global) Funding Amount (Local) Begin Date End Date
N/A -- Award Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) - Towards Kindness Grant - CWS Prosocial Small Grants Program - United States of America 25000 25000 2025-11-03 2027-10-04
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Promoting Caring Bonds and Resilience at University: Co-design and Assessment of a Social and Emotional Learning Program
2025-11-03
2027-10-29