You’ve seen it on posters, heard it in commencement speeches, maybe even told your kids to “be resilient.” But what does resilience really mean, especially for children facing adversity? For decades, ...

The number of preschools pursuing learning through nature play is growing fast worldwide. However, the effectiveness and impacts of this approach is largely untested, and we recently completed the ...

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Children’s development of ideas and practices is supported by long-term, sustained experiences, rich materials and settings, and engagement with peers and knowledgeable others. Children can share, use ...

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White lab coats and dangerous experiments all epitomize the 'mad scientist' from many a Hollywood blockbuster but, even beyond the silver screen, the stereotype lives on, and according to new research ...

Visit NAP.edu/10766 to get more information about this book, to buy it in print, or to download it as a free PDF. First, research on science and engineering education has focused largely on middle and ...