"A Wish in the Dark" wins 2023 Alexandria Award
Christina Soontornvat’s A Wish in the Dark, a fantasy novel that examines issues of privilege, protest, and justice, has been named the 2023 Alexandria Award winner by the Center for Literacy Education at the University of Notre Dame.
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Richard Jensen, Professor of Economics, Gilbert Schaefer
Professor of Economics, Gilbert Schaefer
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As part of the Center for Research on Educational Opportunity's (CREO) Seminar Series, Adam Gamoran, Ph.D., the president of the William T. Grant Foundation, and Robert Dreeben reflected on the publication of Barr and Dreeben's How Schools Work. Watch the talk below.
New Series for ThinkND Explores the Critical Nature of the First 1,000 Days of a Child's Life
December 13th, 2023—Why is getting it right in the first 1,000 days of life critical for individuals, communities, and nations, and what does the science tell us?
Advance Copy: Neil Boothby
Welcome to Advance Copy, a look at the people, perspectives, and scholarship of the Institute for Educational Initiatives, home to the University of Notre Dame’s initiatives advancing its long-standing commitment to the future of K-12 schools.   Meet:  Neil Boothby   Just Launched: 
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As we wait in joyful hope, it’s time for our year-end gift to you, highlighting a few memorable moments from this year’s Think. Pair. Share. conversations, as we talked all things modern education with some of the best minds—and hearts—in the field.
Two Notre Dame faculty placed on 2024 Edu-Scholar rankings
Two professors from the University of Notre Dame's Institute for Educational Initiatives were among the 200 scholars selected for the Edu-Scholar Public Influence Rankings, an annual listing published by Education Week highlighting academics who had the year's biggest impact on educational practice
Student Corner

Student Corner

Childhoods & Education in the Global South: A Research and Program Learning Practicum

Childhoods & Education in the Global South: A Research and Program Learning Practicum

In the Fall semester, GC-DWC Founding Director, Neil Boothby, taught Childhoods & Education in the Global South: A Research and Program Learning Practicum. The course sought to provide students with an evidence-based framework and skillset to implement whole child development education programs in low income contexts. Poverty is complex and as such child development and learning in the contexts of poverty requires a multifaceted approach to change the trajectories of children’s lives.  The course exposed students to the science behind whole child development, and explored how the Global Center for the Development of the Whole Child collaborates with strategic partners to promote whole child development initiatives which address both a child’s educational needs and other aspects of their well-being.  Students also worked closely with GC-DWC researchers involved with the Center’s intervention science initiatives in India, Haiti, and Guatemala.

Student Presenting

Student Policy Briefs

Why is it critical to utilize a holistic, whole child development approach when investing in children growing up in poverty and other forms of adversity?

Students answered this question through policy briefs they created as a mid-term assignment, focused on the benefits of a whole child—school community approach for children in low-income settings. Policy briefs are a key tool to present research and recommendations to a non-specialized audience, serving as a vehicle for providing evidence-based policy advice to help readers make informed decisions.