Research

An extensive field study in South Korea (interviewing policymakers, personnel in tech/startups, students, teachers, etc.) to study how the country is preparing students for the creative economy (through something called the free semester program and...

An article on two studies designed to assess how early adolescents use their social perspective taking skills in consideration of their social problems.

A career exploration curriculum for students in higher education

Courtesy of: Maria Figueroa (Universidad Externado de Colombia)

This paper is based on a multiple case study of schools which have been identified as improving their performance for about a decade. We proposed different criteria by which to characterize and study these improvement processes and, by applying them to...

Preliminary results of a social and emotional skills project in Rio de Janeiro

Based on almost 15 years of research with hundreds of children, Growing Up Creative answers the questions parents and teachers ask most frequently: What is Creativity? How is it different from talent or intelligence? And why is it so important? Growing Up...

A set of guidelines meant to facilitate an understanding of what life skills are and their importance for children and youth development; also included are practical guidelines for monitoring and evaluating the acquisition and development of these skills...