Jul 6, 20183 min read

[CROSS-POST] Fostering a Growth Mindset Through Culturally Responsive Teaching

The following is a cross-post from our sister blog, APA’s Psych Learning Curve – where education and psychology connect. By Julie...

We Achieve What We Believe: How to Encourage African American Students to Believe in Their Academic

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Mar 28, 20184 min read

We Achieve What We Believe: How to Encourage African American Students to Believe in Their Academic

This post continues our blog series regarding racial/ethnic socialization practices, programs, and approaches. APA is putting together a...

donjacques

Mar 9, 20186 min read

What Does A Professor Look Like?

By Kevin L. Nadal, PhD As a child of poor immigrants from rural Philippines, I often heard about how my parents grew up without running...

This is Why Social Media is the Secret to Success in Student Engagement

donjacques

Jan 29, 20183 min read

This is Why Social Media is the Secret to Success in Student Engagement

This article is cross-posted on APA’s Psych Learning Curve and GradPsych blogs. Over the last few years as a School Psychology doctoral...

It Takes a Village to Raise a Child: Racial and Ethnic Socialization (RES) Beyond the Curriculum

donjacques

Sep 27, 20175 min read

It Takes a Village to Raise a Child: Racial and Ethnic Socialization (RES) Beyond the Curriculum

This is the third in a series of blog posts that the American Psychological Association (APA) will publish regarding racial/ethnic...

The Hidden Population of Caregiving Youth in Our Schools

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Sep 26, 20175 min read

The Hidden Population of Caregiving Youth in Our Schools

It’s that time of year again – back to school! Follow along with our newest blog series on prepping your young ones for the new school...

Is the Current Political Climate Hurting LGBTQ Youth? What Schools and Families Can Do

donjacques

May 17, 20175 min read

Is the Current Political Climate Hurting LGBTQ Youth? What Schools and Families Can Do

By Tyler Hatchel, MA (Counseling Psychology Doctoral Student, University of Florida, Espelage Lab) How is the current sociopolitical...

We Need to Talk About How Race-Related Trauma Hurts Black and Brown Youth in Schools

donjacques

Aug 29, 20165 min read

We Need to Talk About How Race-Related Trauma Hurts Black and Brown Youth in Schools

By Dawn Henderson, PhD (Associate Professor, North Carolina A&T State University) and Alexis Lunford (Research Assistant) Witnessing or...

The Mad and Unhappy Place of Public Education for Black and Brown Children in the United States

donjacques

Oct 1, 20156 min read

The Mad and Unhappy Place of Public Education for Black and Brown Children in the United States

By Dawn X. Henderson, PhD (Assistant Professor of Psychology, Winston-Salem State University) Some of the lines in the classic 1982...

In Case You Missed It – May 22, 2015 – Racial double standard in Waco coverage, suicide

donjacques

May 22, 20155 min read

In Case You Missed It – May 22, 2015 – Racial double standard in Waco coverage, suicide

In this week’s In Case You Missed It (a roundup of articles related to psychology, health, mental health and social justice collated from...

In Case You Missed It – May 15, 2015 – Black girls matter, abuse of mentally ill prisoners, 40 years

donjacques

May 15, 20154 min read

In Case You Missed It – May 15, 2015 – Black girls matter, abuse of mentally ill prisoners, 40 years

In this week’s In Case You Missed It (a roundup of articles related to psychology, health, mental health and social justice collated from...

donjacques

Mar 20, 20155 min read

In Case You Missed It – March 20, 2015

Welcome to In Case You Missed It, a weekly roundup of news articles related to issues of psychology, health and mental health, social...

donjacques

Mar 13, 20156 min read

In Case You Missed It – March 13, 2015

Welcome to In Case You Missed It, a weekly roundup of news articles related to issues of psychology, health and mental health, social...

Can Preschool Expulsion Be Prevented? A Growing Body of Research Says Yes!

donjacques

Dec 23, 20145 min read

Can Preschool Expulsion Be Prevented? A Growing Body of Research Says Yes!

By Deborah F. Perry, PhD (Associate Professor, Georgetown University Center for Child and Human Development) When Dr. Walter Gilliam...

What Could Make Less Sense than Expelling a Preschooler?

donjacques

Dec 13, 20145 min read

What Could Make Less Sense than Expelling a Preschooler?

By Walter S. Gilliam, PhD (Director, The Edward Zigler Center in Child Development and Social Policy, Yale University) There are some...

Our Invisible Youth: Addressing Disparities in the School-To-Prison Pipeline

donjacques

Nov 14, 20145 min read

Our Invisible Youth: Addressing Disparities in the School-To-Prison Pipeline

This post continues our new blog series on poverty. As our nation reflects on its progress in fighting poverty over the last 50 years,...

It Takes a Village to Support the American Dream

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Oct 9, 20144 min read

It Takes a Village to Support the American Dream

This post launches our new blog series on poverty. As our nation reflects on its progress in fighting poverty over the last 50 years,...

Active, Engaged, Meaningful and Interactive: Putting the “Education” Back in Educational Apps

donjacques

Jun 10, 20145 min read

Active, Engaged, Meaningful and Interactive: Putting the “Education” Back in Educational Apps

By Kathy Hirsh-Pasek, PhD and Roberta Michnick Golinkoff, PhD Are you overwhelmed by the host of stimulating digital toys and games...

[CROSS-POST] Fostering a Growth Mindset Through Culturally Responsive Teaching

We Achieve What We Believe: How to Encourage African American Students to Believe in Their Academic

What Does A Professor Look Like?

This is Why Social Media is the Secret to Success in Student Engagement

It Takes a Village to Raise a Child: Racial and Ethnic Socialization (RES) Beyond the Curriculum

The Hidden Population of Caregiving Youth in Our Schools

Is the Current Political Climate Hurting LGBTQ Youth? What Schools and Families Can Do

We Need to Talk About How Race-Related Trauma Hurts Black and Brown Youth in Schools

The Mad and Unhappy Place of Public Education for Black and Brown Children in the United States

In Case You Missed It – May 22, 2015 – Racial double standard in Waco coverage, suicide

In Case You Missed It – May 15, 2015 – Black girls matter, abuse of mentally ill prisoners, 40 years

In Case You Missed It – March 20, 2015

In Case You Missed It – March 13, 2015

Can Preschool Expulsion Be Prevented? A Growing Body of Research Says Yes!

What Could Make Less Sense than Expelling a Preschooler?

Our Invisible Youth: Addressing Disparities in the School-To-Prison Pipeline

It Takes a Village to Support the American Dream

Active, Engaged, Meaningful and Interactive: Putting the “Education” Back in Educational Apps

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