The OECD Study on Social and Emotional Skills is an international survey that identifies and assesses the conditions and practices that foster or hinder the development of social and emotional skills for 10- and 15-year-old students.
Click here to discover how the Study will identify:
Find a short overview of the Study:
Improving the development of students' social and emotional skills
Read up on the rationale for conducting the Study: Social and Emotional Skills - Well-being, connectedness and success
Read our OECD Education and Skills Today blog on: Why context matters for social and emotional skills
Listen to our OECD TopClass podcast:Why social and emotional skills matter in 21st century education
Results from the first round (2018-2020) of the Study on Social and Emotional Skills
Study on Social and Emotional Skills Technical Report
Summary reports for the ten participating sites in the first round: Bogota (Colombia), Daegu (Korea), Helsinki (Finland), Houston (United States), Istanbul (Turkey), Manizales (Colombia), Moscow (Russian Federation), Ottawa (Canada), Sintra (Portugal), Suzhou (People's Republic of China)
The Study on Social and Emotional Skills is beginning its 2nd cycle in 2021. It will take place over three years, with preparations for and administration of the field test in 2021, main study preparations and the main data collection in 2022, and analysis and reporting in 2023.
To find out more how your country can participate or if you have any questions, please contact the Study on Social and Emotional Skills team at sses.contact@oecd.org.