A Closer Look at Social Perspective Taking

10/17/2011 03:07 pm EST | 3 Comments

A keen interest in humans’ distinctive capacity to decipher the thoughts and feelings of others — a capacity known as social perspective taking (SPT) — drives the research of Assistant Professor Hunter Gehlbach.... Read More...

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Harvard EdCast: Protecting Children’s Brains

By newseditor 08/24/2011 11:25 am EST | 3 Comments

In an August 19 commentary in "Science," Professor Jack Shonkoff makes the case for scientists, practitioners, and policymakers to work together to design and test creative new interventions that mitigate the harmful effects of significant adversity ... Read More...

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Growth and Consequences: Will NCLB Give Way to Growth Models?

By Deborah Blagg 01/26/2011 02:30 pm EST | 6 Comments

Assistant Professor Andrew Ho's present research highlights contrasts between current approaches to measuring student and school proficiency and proposes alternative metrics that address some of the problems that have emerged in standardized testing ... Read More...

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The Culture of Counseling

By Deborah Blagg 10/20/2010 01:30 pm EST | 5 Comments

Since the spring 2007 slayings at Virginia Tech, Lecturer Josephine Kim has been working to raise awareness of mental health issues that affect Korean-American students.... Read More...

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An Evidence-based Approach for Fostering Positive Social Behaviors in Schools

By Maria Fusaro 07/28/2010 11:40 am EST | 7 Comments

To be competent school-, college-, workplace-, and community-members, students need to develop a range of skills. Assistant Professor Stephanie Jones and her colleagues Larry Aber and Joshua Brown from New York University and Fordham University are l... Read More...

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Measuring Effective Teaching in Urban Schools

By Amy Magin Wong 06/16/2010 09:54 am EST | 1 Comment

Defining what "effective teaching" is can be an elusive goal, as standards differ from state to state. Yet there are those urban school districts that do stand out, showing marked progress in student achievement. Lecturer Janice Jackson wondered if t... Read More...

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Expertise is Not the (Only) Answer

By Deborah Blagg 04/21/2010 04:46 pm EST | Add a Comment

Drawing on her background in organizational learning and leadership, Associate Professor Monica Higgins is helping school and district leaders find solutions to their toughest challenges through collaboration and entrepreneurial thinking.... Read More...

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New Help for Closing the Knowing-Doing Gap

By admin 04/21/2010 11:49 am EST | 4 Comments

Professor Robert Kegan's recent book, "Immunity to Change: How to Unlock the Potential in Yourself and Your Organization," written with Lisa Lahey, provides insight into how an individual's long-held beliefs and habits can keep him or her from positi... Read More...

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The Judicialization of American Education

By Jill Anderson 03/17/2010 09:32 am EST | 3 Comments

Assistant Professor Martin West's current book, From Schoolhouse to Courthouse: The Judiciary's Role in American Education, coedited with Joshua Dunn, associate professor at the University of Colorado - Colorado Springs, explores the trend of increas... Read More...

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De-Coding Youth Culture and School Success

By Deborah Blagg 02/19/2010 11:02 am EST | 3 Comments

Assistant Professor Natasha Kumar Warikoo's forthcoming book, Balancing Acts: Youth Culture in the Global City, challenges teachers, administrators, and parents to look beneath the outward manifestations of youth culture -- the clothing, music, and t... Read More...

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