Featured Interviews
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“There is no real evidence to say this will be the first generation not to reach the standard of living of its parents”
November 2018
Does education really remove social barriers? Robert Erikson analyses the degree of social mobility in advanced democracies.
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“Our children are perfectly at home on YouTube, but they have no idea how a vacuum cleaner works”
October 2018
José van Dijck reflects on how the major internet platforms are determining how we communicate, buy, and even how we behave.
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“We have undervalued the importance of personal interrelations in education”
May 2017
Alan Daly, Chair Professor of Education at the University of California, offers in this interview granted to the Social Observatory of "la Caixa” a view of the role of personal relations in the world of education, in which he highlights the concept of social capital.
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“To reduce inequality, we have to do more in early childhood”
September 2016
Columbia University School
Jane Waldfogel is Chair Professor in Social Work at the University of Columbia. In this interview, the main author of the book Too Many Children Left Behind proposes solutions for tackling differences in performance between students.