The characterizations of Afghan females in school textbooks were heavily influenced by the country’s political regimes, according to a Stanford study. The researchers say it’s evidence of how a nation can use textbooks to influence children’s view on women’s place in society.
A new report from the Stanford History Education Group finds that fact checkers read less but learn more – far outpacing historians and top college students.
The Future of Work Symposium, organized by Stanford Career Education, will take place from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Aug. 30 at the Frances C. Arrillaga Alumni Center.
Stanford Humanities Institute offered a new course to its latest cohort of high school students on the rise and fall of ancient Rome and its legacies in order to underline the importance of studying the classical world.
Educators from across the country gathered at the d.school to learn how design thinking can help students’ career development. Dave Evans of the Design Program is co-founder of the Life Design Lab, which hosted the event.
Lacuna, a free online annotation platform developed at Stanford, promotes collaborative learning and interdisciplinary conversations. The platform is being used at higher education institutions around the world.
Stanford students who experience a new archives-centric teaching approach stress the importance of exposure to primary historical materials for students of all disciplines.
Stanford researchers have invented a remote-controlled system called the Biology Cloud Lab that enables teachers and students to design and observe experiments involving single-celled organisms.
Inspired by the rebirth of Old Chem into the Sapp Center for Science Teaching and Learning, Stanford professors discuss the future of science education at Stanford.
