May 2024 – The Review of Education Research journal published an article that discusses five interrelated developmental principles that together provide the conceptual basis for a fundamental shift in thinking in education. The authors explore how these principles impact the nature of learning, the work of teaching, and the purpose and design of schools and youth-facing policies. These principles include:
- Embodiment
- Sociocultural embededness
- Emergent holism
- Adaptive epigenesis
- Developmental range
The article ends with recommendations for reconceptualizing learning to meaningfully improve schooling and its outcomes, support equity and human dignity, and ultimately, build a sustainable democratic society.