Paul Thayer
Scholarly Accomplishments, March 2026
BU Wheelock presents the following faculty publications, presentations, and research grant awards for March 2026 Books Passi, J., Thayer, P., Littlebear, J., & Parker-Katz, M. (2026). Family engagement in education: Inclusive approaches for creating collaborative and equitable school communities. Routledge. Book Chapters Shernoff, D.J & Bempechat, J. (2025). Sociocultural influences on flow as student engagement. In […]
Child Life at 50
Through the mid-20th century, children recovering from everything from a routine tonsillectomy to more serious diseases such as polio languished in their hospital beds without games or activities to help pass the time. Family visits were often heavily restricted, and child hospitalizations were long and particularly unpleasant. A movement in the early 1960s, in part […]