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Study of 400 children in five societies finds culture shapes how kids cooperate

How do children learn to cooperate with others? A new cross-cultural study suggests that the answer depends less on universal rules and more on the social norms surrounding the child.This article is brought to you […]

Why supermarkets may sell more by putting fresh meals in front

Why did the rotisserie chicken cross the aisle—and end up in your shopping cart? Maybe you grabbed the container that was closest to you, or maybe you examined all of the chickens, checking dates and […]

ChatGPT is in classrooms. How should educators now assess student learning?

Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) is now a reality in higher education, with students and professors integrating chatbots into teaching, learning and assessment. But this isn’t just a technical shift; it’s reshaping how students and educators […]

How to entice water guzzlers to conserve: Using the right incentives outperforms years of public messaging

When Kristina Brecko arrived at Stanford University in the fall of 2012 to start her Ph.D., she was already scanning the weather forecast—not for rainfall, but for snow. An avid snowboarder, she and her graduate […]

How emotionally intelligent leadership can drive organizational wellness

A recent paper examines how emotional intelligence functions as a critical skill in education settings and as a leadership capability in modern organizations, particularly amid rising workplace strain, complexity, and change. The research is authored […]

How reproductive injustice in early modern Europe could mirror that of today

“There was no such thing as reproductive freedom for poor women in early modern Catholic Europe,” states a recent article in the Journal of Modern History. The work examines several facets of “reproductive unfreedom” in […]

Study finds teaching that creates real-world value boosts student motivation

When university students get to create real value for others, their motivation, self-confidence, and academic performance increase. This is shown by a new study published in The International Journal of Management Education that examines how […]

Charter schools lead to similar improvements in outcomes for students with and without disabilities

Students with disabilities account for almost 15% of the K-12 student population in the United States. Yet they are often underrepresented in charter schools, which are publicly funded schools open to all students. While there […]

Social studies as ‘neutral?’ That’s a myth, and pressures teachers to avoid contentious issues

With a world literally and figuratively burning around them, high school social studies teachers are charged with engaging students in sensitive topics.This article is brought to you by Phys.Org.

School breaks make up more than an hour of the day. Should they be considered part of learning?

Most public debate about schooling focuses on what happens inside the classroom—on lessons, tests and academic results.This article is brought to you by Phys.Org.