WCW Education Research:

Bullying & Sexual Harassment; Social-Emotional Learning

Since its founding in 1974, the Wellesley Centers for Women (WCW) has conducting numerous research studies on issues related to education. WCW scholars have also developed cutting-edge curricula and training programs that benefit learning environments and outcomes.

Recent initiatives that focus on Bullying and Sexual Harassment

Developing Direct Connections on Bullying and Harassment to Curriculum Frameworks and Performance Standards Nationwide Using Bullyproof
This project led to the development a teacher's manual that links curriculum on bullying and harassment directly to national education standards, based on CDC-evaluated Bullyproof curriculum developed through the Wellesley Centers for Women.

Middle School Bullying & Sexual Violence: Measurement Issues & Etiological Models
This research project addresses a critical issue by examining the overlap of bullying perpetration/victimization and sexual violence in order to inform sexual violence prevention in US schools.

Development and Evaluation of Sexual Violence/Harassment Prevention Programs in Middle Schools
This study is designed to help increase the capacity of programs to prevent sexual violence and harassment. The long-term goal/objective of this study is to help prevent intimate partner violence, sexual violence, and sexual harassment by employing the most rigorous methods to evaluate strategies for altering the violence-supportive attitudes and norms of youth.

Recent initiatives that focus on Social-Emotional Learning include:

Open Circle
Open Circle works with school communities to help children in grades K-5 to become ethical people, contributing citizens, and successful learners. The program recognizes the important role that relationships play in the academic and social success of children and works to support caring, respectful school communities with high expectations for all students.