Bullying in schools;Harassment in schools; Ethnic diversity;Social anxiety; Social psychology
Bullying or peer harassment is recognized as a substantial public health and educational problem in American schools. In this talk, Dr. Juvonen presents findings of collaborative research on bullying conducted primarily in Los Angeles area public...
Donation of organs, tissues, etc.; Psychology, Applied; Health behavior
Efforts to increase the availability of organs and tissue from donors have received increased emphasis in the last decade in both policy and practice circles. As part of an innovative grant program operated by the U.S. Division of Transplantation,...
Psychology, Applied; Interpersonal relations; Experiments and innovations in education; Teaching; Learning; Social psychology; Education; Universities and colleges; Classroom environment; Self-determination (Psychology)
Basing on the findings from experiments conducted in the laboratory, schools, home, and special settings such as fMRI brain scans, Dr. Reeve (University of Iowa) addresses the question, “From where does motivation come?” Reflections on these...
Social psychology; Mathematics; Teaching; Exploring issues in mathematics education
In this presentation, Dr. Stigler briefly describes most recent findings from the TIMSS (Third International Mathematics and Science Study) Video Studies of mathematics and science teaching in seven countries, and discuss the implications of these...
