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As families, schools and communities start to navigate this phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, we sat down with three youth to understand more about what adults who engage with youth should be thinking about.
Two UVA education researchers say schools are going to have to be attuned to students’ social, emotional and mental health needs as they return to school.
"The professors are amazing teachers, but most importantly amazing human beings. They care for you and want you to succeed in the classroom and in life." Rachel Robinson is graduating with a B.S.Ed. in Kinesiology (Photo courtesy of the Virginia Athletics Office.)
In high school, Alexis Allen experienced education inequity firsthand. At UVA, she turned her frustration into action. Alexis is graduating with her bachelor's degree in Youth and Social Innovation.
Build stronger relationships with the teens and pre-teens in your life by understanding these four underlying developmental needs that drive adolescent behavior.
Researchers at the School of Education and Human Development believe a simple relationship-building technique designed for classrooms can make a positive impact for families social distancing at home.
Social, academic and biological pressures are just a few of the factors that are pushing adolescents to go bed later and later, according to Curry School professor Joanna Lee Williams.
As Youth-Nex celebrates its 10th anniversary, two leading researchers on youth development break down how our understanding of adolescence has evolved over the past decade and what today’s teens need most from the adults in their lives.
UVA’s Youth-Nex research center is taking the lead in a multi-year effort to wholly reimagine and remake what middle school can be.
UVA’s Youth-Nex Center and Curry School of Education & Human Development, the Association for Middle Level Education, New York Life Foundation, and Altria Partner to Host a Summit that Realizes the Promise of the Middle School Years