Jennifer Watling Neal

Yahoo | 2021-06-16

While having children is often seen as a marker of adulthood, some people just don't want a gaggle of kids running around. And science says they're doing just fine, thank you very much. According to a Michigan State University study released today, a quarter of adults say they don't want children. Researchers say that number is far higher than previous estimates, partly because many previous studies relied on infertility rates to identify child-free populations, thereby leaving out people who simply elected not to reproduce. “Most studies haven't asked the questions necessary to distinguish ‘child-free' individuals—those who choose not to have children—from other types of non-parents,” psychologist Jennifer Walting-Neal said in a release.

Schools Week | 2018-09-21

Three US academics will travel thousands of miles across the Atlantic to run a research project in the north-east of England to map how teachers share knowledge. Michigan State University was invited by schools consultancy firm Evidence Based Education, located near Darlington, to replicate studies in the US on the information networks of teachers.

The Conversation | 2018-05-24

Whenever a school shooting takes place, the focus often turns to the social life of the shooters, and people conclude that they suffered from some type of peer rejection or victimization.

For example, in the latest school shooting, reports have surfaced that Dimitrios Pagourtzis, the 17-year old school shooter in Santa Fe, Texas, may have experienced a form of peer rejection. Specifically, in the weeks prior to the shooting, one of his victims, Shana Fisher, publicly rejected his romantic advances in front of peers.

Research Schools Network | 2018-01-06

January is a time for new resolutions and no little resolve. Join the gym, read some books, mark the schoolwork on time. For the busy teacher, perhaps there is the resolution to read some research evidence, making some positive changes along the way?