This month we focus on youth and child development, an area of study in pursuit of greater flourishing and more equitable outcomes for all children and young people. Our readings this month highlight a range of youth-centric social science research, from studies of youth disconnection and misinformation education to the needs and capacities of disaster-affected youth.
Featured Essays
Lori Peek and Alice Fothergill explore the healing contributions young people can make following major disasters. Based on over a decade of research, the authors…
Kristen Lewis, Sarah Burd-Sharps, and Becky Ofrane dive into the demographic data in Measure of America’s latest report on youth disconnection, More than a Million…
Julia Jeonghyun Parke unpacks the role of social media influencers in today’s information environment for young people, from the reshaping of trust, expertise, and credibility…
Frontiers
This article explores the link between culturally relevant education in schools with promotive and resilient outcomes among adolescents irrespective of their own race.
This article uses qualitative data from elite independent pre- K–-12 schools to find that admissions processes are structured to exclude applicants at risk of disabilities.
This article explores how children learn to become ideal citizens in different state regimes through play, examining a Soviet game board and an Italian fascist…