Op-eds & Policy Briefs
Small K-12 Interventions Can be Powerful
Do we really need any more comprehensive, costly initiatives to fix our most challenging problems?
How Learning About Commonalities Can Improve Student-Teacher Relationships and Boost Achievement at School
My colleagues and I investigated a way to improve teacher-student relationships based on the social-psychological tenet that people are more motivated to connect with others whom they perceive as similar. Our results show that when people learned that they shared beliefs and values, their relationships improved – and so did student achievement.
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