A few years ago, I had the opportunity to interview the head of production for one of the largest industrial companies in the region. The chance to learn her story filled me with excitement. She had managed to become the first woman to hold the position of industrial director in a company with a long production history, but one historically marked by low female participation.
Now more than ever, the overall health and well-being of students and educators alike become a global priority for health-care professionals, educators, and families. Socialemotional learning (SEL) competencies are critical for success in college, career, and life. To truly transform our schools and create more equitable outcomes for all students and more satisfying experiences for adults, schools should consider a systemic approach to SEL. This brief introduces the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) and its work on systemic SEL.
This paper examines how the act of giving advice to others can serve as a tool for self-persuasion in high-stakes decisions. We tested this hypothesis in Perus nationwide teacher selection process, involving over 74,000 candidates. By prompting teachers to advise peers on selecting schools for maximum educational impact, we observe a significant shift in their own choices: an increased probability of choosing and being assigned to hard-to-staff schools, institutions serving disadvantaged areas that are typically understaffed.
Care is a universal need. All of us have received and will receive care at some point in life: in early childhood and later in life due to aging, illness, or potential disability. However, the responsibility for providing care falls primarily on women, who in Latin America and the Caribbean account for 71% of the hours dedicated to caring for others (including both children and other adults).
Currently, the world is home to 8.2 billion people. All of them share a common trait: at some point in their lives, they have required care, and very likely, they will continue to need it, especially in adulthood.
The availability of numerous beneficial healthcare technologies presents both an opportunity and a challenge: while they have the potential to improve health outcomes, financial constraints limit their widespread adoption. This challenge is further exacerbated by an aging population and shifting epidemiological trends, which place increasing pressure on global healthcare expenditures.
Cyberattacks are growing exponentially, and lack of cybersecurity is now considered one of the main global risks for economic and social stability. By 2025, the global cost of cybercrime is expected to reach US$10.5 trillion annually, a drastic leap considering that in
By Dr. María José Ramírez, Marie Tamagnan and Zoé Routhier-Drab
Haiti recently implemented two rounds of a national assessment that are giving light on how to better serve millions of students
The transition to a green economy is creating new jobs, and training workers to seize these opportunities is essential. In Colombia, the Inter-American Development Bank, in partnership with the Climate Investment Fund, is implementing a train-the-trainer program in two key sectors: renewable energy and sustainable and ethnic tourism. This program, developed by the National Learning Service of Colombia (SENA, by its initials in Spanish) with support from the Colombian-German Chamber of Commerce, aims to prepare instructors to pass on this knowledge to their communities.
We grow as part of a biological process, but growing is not the same as developing. Growth refers to physical changes, such as height or weight, which can be measured by certain standards. Development, on the other hand, is a complex process, involving biological, psychological and social changes, which influence later stages of life.