Educational Psychology

Do fish sleep? Even scientists have struggled to understand the process, but new research reveals how different species rest. Learn how to spot if your fish is napping.

Students found the topic of climate change less boring when they studied it using a numbers estimation game.

Why breakfast really is "the most important meal of the day"

Violence against teachers is likely to be higher in schools that focus on grades and test scores than in schools that emphasize student learning, a new study has found.

The Royal Free hospital children's school is running programmes at the renovated Konstam Centre in Camden

Kids don't typically advance academically during the summer, but the research isn't clear on whether they forget what they've already learned

Researchers from University of Sydney set out to discover which common attention hacks really work. They found a 5-minute break from thinking is all you need to get your concentration back. There is no need for a walk along a river, or a lengthy video of bamboo forests swaying in the wind (although that could be nice). A five-minute total break will do the trick.

The psychologist just published his book 'Death by Suicide' in which he explains it as a public health problem, paying particular attention to the suffering of survivors

The American Psychological Association is urging parents to train teens on using apps like TikTok and Snapchat—but most wouldn't know where to start.

JERUSALEM (AP) — The scene signaled a grave national emergency — dozens of riot police charged through the streets of Tel Aviv as crowds of anti-government protesters howled and roared. Their mission: to rescue Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's wife from a swanky salon where she was getting her hair done.

Jason Arday couldn't read or write until he was 18 years old. Now he's reached the top of the academic world. Here's how, and what he's determined to do next.

The scene signaled a grave national emergency — dozens of riot police charged through the streets of Tel Aviv as crowds of anti-government protesters howled ...

You can minimize the pain of a grudge, even if you're not ready to forgive.

The union is demanding higher minimum salaries, bigger pay raises that match inflation, mental health support for students, better job security for non-tenure track faculty, learning disability assessments for students and more.

Concerns over university students' strain and well-being soared when the coronavirus pandemic moved lectures online and sent students home.

An analysis of the academic employment and doctoral education of faculty members at all PhD-granting US universities from 2011 to 2020 shows that a small minority of universities (20.4%) supply a large majority of faculty members (80.0%).

School reform is a challenge faced by nations around the world, each taking their own approach to improve the quality of education within their borders. A new book explores how nine countries address the issue of educational inequity, sharing critical analysis of the school reform policies employed across five continents.

Researchers have trained new mothers in skills that help newborns sleep more during the night. New research shows that second children in these families also slept longer.

What should be unimaginable is all too common. Here's how to shape this tough conversation with your family.

Research has long shown that doctors are less likely to respect patients who are overweight or obese — terms that now apply to nearly three-quarters of adults in the U.S. The Association of America…