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Podcast RSSPsychology and Human Development, Communities
Double jeopardy: Why it is so hard to cope with stress?
RECORDED ON 2/06/08
Runtime: 01:03:19
Bruce Compas on the topic of stress. Compas is Patricia and Rodes Hart Professor of Psychology and Human Development, Peabody College; Professor of Pediatrics; Member, Vanderbilt Kennedy Center for Research on Human Development; and Co-Director of the Clinical Psychology program at Vanderbilt University's Peabody College.
Listen to this podcast (MP3, 57.9MB) | Link to Text Transcript | Bruce Compas' faculty information page
Education Reform
Examining education reform
RECORDED ON 11/12/07
Runtime: 01:04:04
Lecture by Vanderbilt alumnus Chris Barbic, founder of YES Preparatory Schools. Today, YES Prep is Houston's top school, and YES Prep has been in Newsweek's Top 100 High Schools for the past two years, and ranked #38th in the nation.
Listen to this podcast (MP3,) | Link to Text Transcript | YESPrep Home Page
Math and Science Education, Teaching and Learning, Talented Youth
What do gifted kids need to thrive?
RECORDED ON 11/05/07
Runtime: 01:10:23
A lecture by Vanderbilt Peabody College Dean Camilla Benbow and Professor of Psychology David Lubinski on "Myths About Acceleration in Gifted Education." Given November 5, 2007, at the Nashville Public Library, this lecture was presented as part of the Julian Stanley Lecture Series on gifted children, hosted by Vanderbilt Programs for Talented Youth.
Listen to this podcast (MP3, 32.2MB) | Link to Text Transcript | Vanderbilt Programs for Talented Youth
Assessment, No Child Left Behind, Education Reform
For what should we hold schools accountable?
RECORDED ON 9/20/07
Runtime: 00:05:23
Richard Rothstein, research associate at the Economic Policy Institute, discusses historical perspectives on educational priorities, and their relationship to the "No Child Left Behind" legislation. Sponsored by the Peabody Center for Educational Policy.
Listen to this podcast (MP3, 5.7MB) | Link to Text Transcript
Leadership, Policy and Organizations, Communities
Values and the reality of policy
RECORDED ON 8/24/07
Runtime: 00:49:50
A debate and discussion on parents' First Amendment rights versus the interests of the state in enforcing compulsory school attendance policies. Led by Leadership, Policy and Organizations faculty members Robert Crowson and James Guthrie.