CHPE Research

This page contains links to research informing DESE's vision for PK–12 Comprehensive Health and Physical Education (CHPE) instruction.

Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child (WSCC):

• Frontiers | Expanding school wellness policies to encompass the Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child model

• Implementing Social and Emotional Learning into Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child: Strategies for Success

• Engaging Families in Supporting the Whole Child: Chicago West Side Parents' Perceptions of Child Health

Social-Emotional Learning:

• Social-Emotional Learning for Whom? Implications of a Universal SEL Program and Teacher Well-being for Teachers' Interactions with Students | School Mental Health

• Five key questions educators ask about SEL

• Frontiers | Nurturing positive mental health and wellbeing in educational settings - the PRICES model

Comprehensive Sexuality Education:

• The Impact of Sex Education on the Sexual Behavior of Young People

• Three Decades of Research: The Case for Comprehensive Sex Education

• What does age-appropriate, comprehensive sex ed actually look like?

Last Updated: June 3, 2024