ATLANTA -- For as long as I can remember, I always thought of myself as a good listener. As a child, if anyone gave me instructions, I could recite them back. That did not mean that I was going to ...

On a trip to the north of India, I had a guide who told our group reincarnation stories. He said it explained why children know things they’ve never been instructed or behave in ways that eerily echo ...

Effective leaders are tasked with developing the talents and skills of their team. A big part of achieving that goal is understanding, respecting and leveraging the cultural differences of your staff.

In this chapter, we gather together and present the board’s recommendations on three types of international comparative education studies, categorized according to their initial, primary purpose: Type ...

In an era dominated by Zoom meetings, Slack channels, and LinkedIn profiles, our ability to truly understand and connect with others is at risk. Richard Davis, author of "Good Judgment: Making Better ...

Understanding other people through nonverbal gestures can be difficult at first, but once you know what to look for, it can be easy to distinguish whether someone enjoys your company or not. Noticing ...

Last month, I wrote about the idea of “criticism” and the ways the arts and humanities allow us, via criticism — that is, interpretation — to understand why we think the way we do. Today, I want to ...

NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of ...