From the University of Rochester press release via ScienceDaily: Students not performing well academically? Look no further — the answer may be in their motivation for attending college in the first place. Researchers at the…
From the Kansas State University press release via Newswise: Getting intrusive could increase student support at universities. Kansas State University researcher Abby Tennant examined intrusive advising — working with at-risk students to identify challenges and solutions…
From the Michigan State University press release: Children who are bullied online or by mobile phone are just as likely to skip school or consider suicide as kids who are physically bullied, according to a…
From the Virginia Tech press release via EurekAlert!: The founder of a decades-long scientific study that has proved the enduring benefits of early education today (Feb. 15, 2013) applauded President Barack Obama’s recent call for…
From the UCLA press release via ScienceDaily: Bullying, whether it’s physical aggression or spreading rumors, boosts the social status and popularity of middle school students, according to a new UCLA psychology study that has implications…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: Students everywhere, put down those highlighters and pick up some flashcards! Some of the most popular study strategies — such as highlighting and even rereading — don’t…
From the NC State University press release: New research from North Carolina State University, Brigham Young University and the Pennsylvania State University finds that parental involvement is more important than the school environment when it…
From the American Sociological Association press release via EurekAlert!: Behavior problems, not depression, are linked to lower grades for depressed adolescents, according to a study in the December issue of the Journal of Health and…
From the press release via ScienceDaily: Student engagement is not independent of the type of school attended. Nor is it independent of the organisational development of the school. The school’s organisational style affects the work…
From the University of Pittsburgh press release via ScienceDaily: When principals go “all in” in terms of supporting school programs, teachers stand a better chance of successfully implementing change, according to new research published by…