Nicholas Yoder, PhD, is the Director of Strategic Initiatives for Harmony SEL and Inspire Teaching & Learning at National University, USA. He oversees the development of a system of support for effective SEL implementation bridging research, policy, and practice.Alexandra Skoog-Hoffman, PhD, is the Director of Research-Practice Partnerships at the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL). She leads key practice-focused research initiatives de-signed to support and scale the processes and impacts of high-quality SEL implementation in partner states, districts, schools, and communities.

• Chapter 1. Introduction: Motivating the SEL Field Forward Through Equity; Nicholas Yoder and Alexandra Skoog-HoffmanSection 1. Motivation and SEL Chapter 2. What is the Role of Motivation in Social and Emotional Learning?; Stephen R. Getty, Kenneth E. Barron, and Chris S. Hulleman Chapter 3. Motivation Theory and Its Yields for Promoting Students' Social and Emotional Competence; Rebecca J. Collie Chapter 4. A Self-Determination Theory Perspective on Social and Emotional Learning; Vanessa Kurdi, Mireille Joussemet, and Geneviève A. Mageau Chapter 5. Teachers as Prosocial Leaders Promoting Social and Emotional Learning; Patricia A. Jennings, Tara L. Hofkens, Summer S. Braun, Pamela Y. Nicholas-Hoff, Helen H. Min, and Karime Cameron Section 2. Equity and SEL Chapter 6. Integrating Culturally Relevant Pedagogy with Teacher Social and Emotional Competencies and Capacities Training to Support Racially Minoritized Students; Kamilah B. Legette, Elan C. Hope, Johari Harris, and Charity Brown Griffin Chapter 7. Implementing SEL with an Equity Lens: The Role of “Stretching” in Teachers’ Practice; Enid M. Rosario-Ramos, Deborah Rivas-Drake, and Robert J. Jagers Chapter 8. Increasing Disciplinary Equity by Teaching Neutralizing Routines to Teachers and Students; María Reina Santiago-Rosario and Kent McIntosh Chapter 9. Making Social and Emotional Learning Programs Relevant for Latino Youth of Immigration: The Role of Cultural Adaptations; Sara Castro-Olivo, Jessica Furrer, and Nicholas Yoder Chapter 10. Advancing Equity Through Culturally Responsive Social Emotional Education: Addressing International Student Integration; Tara Madden-Dent Section 3. Research-Practice Partnerships Chapter 11. The Motivating Affordances of Research-Practice Partnerships for Examining Equity-Based Social and Emotional Learning Instruction; Gina McGovern, Colin Ackerman, Deborah Rivas-Drake, Alexandra Skoog-Hoffman, Enid Rosario-Ramos, and Rob Jagers Chapter 12. Engaging in a Bi-Directional Partnership to Support an Expanded Definition of Student Success; Katie H. Buckley and Lindsey Minder Chapter 13. Engaging in Equitable SEL: How Researchers and Practitioners Can Work Together to Expand Learning in Out-Of-School Time; Jessy Newman Chapter 14. From Legislation to a Community Vision:Engaging Diverse Stakeholders in Developing Statewide SEL Guidance; Julie Petrokubi and Sarah Pierce