YouthLAB
Youth Learning Across Boundaries (YouthLAB)
We carry out empirical studies using a range of methods to advance our understanding of the dynamics of learning across time and settings, with a special focus on the role of networked technologies, interest-driven learning, and parents as learning learning partners.
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Joyful Learning at Home
This project examines how families experience joyful learning at home, combining caregiver narratives, photographs, and new measures of shared enjoyment to understand how curiosity, creativity, and parent–child interactions support learning over time.
Joyful Learning Initiative
This initiative, led by Brigid Barron and funded by the Stanford Accelerator for Learning, supports 22 projects investigating how curiosity, wonder, and shared enjoyment can deepen learning and well-being across diverse settings.
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Parent-to-Parent Learning
We are building artifacts and experiences to explore how parent-to-parent storytelling helps caregivers notice and build on children’s curiosity and creativity, supporting new ways to foster learning, connection, and well-being at home.
Learning Through Fire
This project examines how families affected by wildfires support children’s learning while navigating evolving risks, attending to children’s emotional and information needs, and developing environmental literacy practices during and after crises.
Families, COVID, and Unequal Schooling in the U.S.
This book examines how families navigated disrupted schooling during the pandemic, highlighting forms of tacit collaboration and unequal learning conditions, and offering new frameworks for designing more resilient and equitable learning environments.
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