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The Power of Positive Youth Development
In this article, we discuss both the merits and thoughtful considerations of PYD as a framework that has become a guiding approach in youth program design.
Community-Based Learning: Linking Living and Learning
Community-based learning is a structured approach to learning and teaching that connects meaningful community experiences with intellectual development and personal growth.
Career Guidance: If You Can’t See It, You Can’t Be It
When young people cannot see diverse futures, they cannot imagine or pursue them and so career guidance must involve helping students imagine broader futures through exposure.
From Dinner Table Talk to Future Skills
Research shows that children who engage in more back-and-forth talk with adults develop stronger brain connectivity in regions critical for language.
Why Stories Outperform Data Dumps
In this article, we explore what the science of storytelling can teach us about building training programs that are memorable.
They Attended, But Did They Learn?
In this article, we explore three mechanisms grounded in behavioural science that program designers can use to improve retention: identity, curiosity, and novelty.
Using Images Well: Latest Research on Visual Learning
If you’re designing training, teaching students, or building learning content for under-30s – this matters. Today’s learners are highly visual, but not all visuals support learning. Here’s what the research says (and what to do differently).
